- warlord
- noun Date: 1856 1. a supreme military leader 2. a military commander exercising civil power by force usually in a limited area • warlordism noun
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Warlord — (Englisch, so viel wie Kriegsherr) ist der Anführer eines Heeres, siehe Kriegsherr. der Name einer 1981 gegründeten Heavy Metal Band, in welcher zuletzt Hammerfall Sänger Joachim Cans gesungen hat, siehe Warlord (Band) der Name einer zwischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
warlord — (n.) 1856, from WAR (Cf. war) (n.) + LORD (Cf. lord) (n.). Often a translation of Ger. Kriegsherr or Chinese junfa … Etymology dictionary
warlord — ► NOUN ▪ a military commander, especially one who autonomously commands a region … English terms dictionary
warlord — [wôr′lôrd΄] n. 1. a high military officer in a warlike nation 2. an aggressive tyrant 3. a local ruler or bandit leader, as formerly in China, with some sort of military following in a district where the established government is weak warlordism… … English World dictionary
Warlord UK — Infobox musical artist Name = Warlord Img capt = Warlord Img size = 200 Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Birmingham, United Kingdom Genre = Death metal Thrash metal Years active = 1992 – 1998 REFORMED AUGUST 2008 Label =… … Wikipedia
Warlord — For other uses, see Warlord (disambiguation). A warlord is a person with power who has both military and civil[1] control over a subnational area due to armed forces loyal to the warlord and not to a central authority. The term can also mean one… … Wikipedia
warlord — warlordism, n. /wawr lawrd /, n. 1. a military leader, esp. of a warlike nation. 2. a military commander who has seized power, esp. in one section of a country. 3. tuchun. [1855 60; WAR1 + LORD] * * * In China, an independent military commander… … Universalium
warlord — [[t]wɔ͟ː(r)lɔː(r)d[/t]] warlords N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe a leader of a country or organization as a warlord, you are critical of them because they have achieved power by behaving in an aggressive and violent way. He had been a… … English dictionary
warlord — UK [ˈwɔː(r)ˌlɔː(r)d] / US [ˈwɔrˌlɔrd] noun [countable] Word forms warlord : singular warlord plural warlords a) a military leader b) the leader of any group involved in fighting … English dictionary
Warlord — War|lord 〈[wɔ:lɔ:d] m. 6〉 militärischer Machthaber, der (bes. in einem Bürger od. Guerillakrieg) außerhalb der offiziellen Regierungsmacht agiert ● er lebt wie ein Warlord im tiefsten Dschungel [engl.] * * * War|lord [ wɔ:lɔ:d ], der; s, s [engl … Universal-Lexikon
Warlord — War|lord 〈[wɔ:lɔ:d] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 militärischer Machthaber, der (bes. in einem Bürger od. Guerillakrieg) außerhalb der offiziellen Regierungsmacht agiert; er lebt wie ein Warlord im Dschungel [Etym.: engl.] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
