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# warlord

noun (a warlord, warlords)

«warlord» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A warlord is a military leader who controls an area by force with his own army, usually when there is no strong government. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warlord/#m1)

### In the lessons

In history and news it is used for leaders in civil wars, in ancient China's Warring States period, or in places without a working government. It tells the reader that power comes from weapons, not elections. Phrases: local warlord, rival warlords.

### Examples

- Rival warlords fought for control of the region. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warlord/#x1)
- In the 1920s, warlords ruled many parts of China. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warlord/#x2)
- The warlord's soldiers stole food from the villages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warlord/#x3)
- Without a government, warlords took over. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warlord/#x4)
- The game's villain is a cruel warlord. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warlord/#x5)
- Peace talks brought the warlords to one table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warlord/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Made from war + lord. Usually negative. Similar: chieftain (older, more neutral), strongman.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «warlord» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warlord/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«warlord» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/warlord.html) on Mova free.