warlordism
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- noun
- /ˈwɔrˌlɔrdɪzəm/
- As for Somalia, unless we're going the no-true-Scotsman route, statist style, we have to acknowledge that clan organization and warlordism are forms of government, just not ones anyone here would like.
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Watch on YouTubeThey stopped the debtor prisons, which were common all over the subcontinent and stopped the warlordism.
- They stopped the debtor prisons, which were common all over the subcontinent and stopped the warlordism.
Examples
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The rise of warlordism in the aftermath of the civil war led to a fractured society, with multiple factions vying for power.
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Isn't a lot of this explained by increased warlordism over time?
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As for this from you: "It is simply rule of the fiercest... warlordism."
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To prevent "warlordism" and to more effectively safeguard the Soviet nuclear weapons stockpile, the West must obtain greater leverage with the Russian military.
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When Sun died in 1925, warlordism and disunity still engulfed many parts of China.
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It has been suggested that should this process continue, there is a threat that regional and local "warlordism" might resurface—in which the military would assume control at the expense of the central powers.
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In regions controlled by warlords, local populations often live in fear due to the constant threat of violence and instability stemming from warlordism.
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Many analysts argue that without a strong central government, warlordism will continue to plague the nation.
Synonyms
A system where the military controls the government
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Warlordism combines war and lord with the ending -ism, where lord means a ruler and -ism means 'a system or practice'. So, warlordism names the system where military leaders rule regions by force and do not obey the central government.