strongman
Americannoun
plural
strongmen-
a person who performs remarkable feats of strength, as in a circus.
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a political leader who controls by force; dictator.
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the most powerful or influential person in an organization or business, by reason of skill in the formulation and execution of plans, work, etc.
noun
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a performer, esp one in a circus, who performs feats of strength
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any person regarded as a source of power, capability, initiative, etc
Etymology
Origin of strongman
Example Sentences
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Kononenko was a competitive strongman as well as an actor who starred in popular Ukrainian TV programmes.
From BBC
When the trooper, too, began to get teary, Truman fell back on his strongman act of bravado.
From Literature
After the U.S. captured strongman Nicolás Maduro, Ramshaw shared some advice with his son, who works for an American oil company, in case he was ever offered an “amazing opportunity” to move to Venezuela.
Many countries fell under the domination of caudillos, or strongmen whose power stemmed from financial control of the land’s resources.
From Barron's
Many countries fell under the domination of caudillos, or strongmen whose power stemmed from financial control of the land’s resources.
From Barron's
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