caudillo

Definitions

1. A leader.
2. A surname.
3. A military dictator, especially one ruling in Spain, Portugal or Latin America.

Equivalents

Examples

“While an America in decline⟳ may throw⟳ up a more competent caudillo than Trump in time, it is difficult to reasonably conclude⟳ that it possesses the societal solidarity to wage a decades-long, global struggle⟳ against a near-competitor.”

“For, despite all the debunking and cynicism in this generation, there still are, amazingly, trusting people around who need⟳ to believe⟳ in great helmsmen, dear leaders, fuhrers, presidents-for-life, generalissimos and charismatic caudillos.”

“Then there’s Mexico’s outgoing populist and wannabe caudillo, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who is pushing a crowd-pleasing law to require⟳ all judges be elected by popular vote⟳, including to the Supreme Court.”

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