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At the age of fifteen my grandmother became the concubine of a warlord general.
Jung Chang

Meaning of "warlord" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WARLORD

warlord  [ˈwɔːˌlɔːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WARLORD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Warlord is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WARLORD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

warlord

Warlord

A warlord is a person with power who has both military and civil 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 who espouses the ideal that war is necessary, and has the means and authority to engage in war. Today, the word has a strong connotation that the person exercises far more power than their official title or rank legitimately permits. Under feudalism, by contrast, the local military leader may enjoy great autonomy and a personal army, and still derive legitimacy from formal fealty to a central authority. Warlordism is a term coined to describe chaos at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the birth of the Republic of China, from the death of Yuan Shikai in 1916 until 1928. This period is called the warlord era of China. It can however be used to describe similar periods in other countries or epochs such as in Japan during the Sengoku period, or in China during the Three Kingdoms, or in Somalia during the Somali Civil War.

Definition of warlord in the English dictionary

The definition of warlord in the dictionary is a military leader of a nation or part of a nation, esp one who is accountable to nobody when the central government is weak.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WARLORD


applaud
əˈplɔːd
belaud
bɪˈlɔːd
blaud
blɔːd
Claude
klɔːd
dewclawed
ˈdjuːˌklɔːd
druglord
ˈdrʌɡˌlɔːd
flawed
flɔːd
landlord
ˈlændˌlɔːd
laud
lɔːd
lord
lɔːd
milord
mɪˈlɔːd
overlord
ˈəʊvəˌlɔːd
randlord
ˈrændˌlɔːd
slumlord
ˈslʌmˌlɔːd
unclawed
ʌnˈklɔːd
undeplored
ˌʌndɪˈplɔːd
unexplored
ˌʌnɪkˈsplɔːd
unflawed
ʌnˈflɔːd
unfloored
ʌnˈflɔːd
unlord
ʌnˈlɔːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WARLORD

warison
wark
Warks
warless
Warley
warlike
warlikeness
warling
warlock
warlockry
warlordism
Warlpiri
warm
warm front
warm over
warm sector
warm up
warm-blooded
warm-bloodedness
warm-down

WORDS THAT END LIKE WARLORD

absentee landlord
accord
afford
at a word
cord
ford
have a record
keyword
liege lord
mesne lord
my lord
Nord
Operation Overlord
Oxford
password
press lord
record
sword
the word
word

Synonyms and antonyms of warlord in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WARLORD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «warlord» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of warlord

Translation of «warlord» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WARLORD

Find out the translation of warlord to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of warlord from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «warlord» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

军阀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caudillo
570 millions of speakers

English

warlord
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सिपहसालार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أمراء الحرب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

военачальник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caudilho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সেনাপতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

seigneur de la guerre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Panglima perang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kriegsherr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

軍事指導者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

군 지도자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Warlord
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lãnh chúa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போர்ப்பிரபு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सरदार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kumandan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

signore della guerra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

watażka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

воєначальник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

warlord
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολέμαρχος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

veldheer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

warlord
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

warlord
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of warlord

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WARLORD»

The term «warlord» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.585 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WARLORD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about warlord

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QUOTES WITH «WARLORD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word warlord.
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Jung Chang
At the age of fifteen my grandmother became the concubine of a warlord general.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WARLORD»

Discover the use of warlord in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to warlord and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Warlord Chronicles
The Warlord Chronicles series includes The Winter King, Enemy of God and Excalibur. 'Spellbinding realism' The Times 'Of all the books I have written these three are my favourites' Bernard Cornwell
Bernard Cornwell, 2011
2
Warlord: A New Alex Hawke Novel
British-American MI6 counterterrorism operative Alex Hawke has all but given up on life, ever since he lost the woman he loved almost a year ago.
Ted Bell, 2011
3
Warlord: A Novel of Robin Hood
While fighting alongside King Richard I, the Lionheart, and outlaw Robin Hood to drive back the forces of King Philip of France, Sir Alan Dale becomes obsessed with discovering the identity of the man who ordered his father's death ten ...
Angus Donald, 2013
4
Warlord
Warlord By Jaid Black In the year 1052, Euan Donald rules the Highlands with an iron fist.
Jaid Black, 2001
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Warlord
A television reporter is drawn into Moscow's murky politics as she reports on atrocities carried out by occupying Russian soldiers sent to protect an oil pipe south of the Russian border.
Robert Mercer-Nairne, 2007
6
Warlord Wants Forever
In this scorching series opener, #1 New York Times bestseller Kresley Cole introduces the captivating Immortals After Dark Series.
Kresley Cole, 2011
7
Warlord Soldiers: Chinese Common Soldiers, 1911-1937
Diana Lary examines how the common soldier in Warlord China became an instrument of oppression and terror.
Diana Lary, 1985
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Warlord
Carlo D'Este's brilliant new biography examines Winston Churchill through the prism of his military service as both a soldier and a warlord: a descendant of Marlborough who, despite never having risen above the rank of lieutenant colonel, ...
Carlo D'Este, 2009
9
Warlord
*Book 2 in the AvatarA series* The saga continues as the Warlord moves his meritorious fighting force into the last renegade country and removes Princess Ushalla from power.
Linda Chapman, 2011
10
Warlord: Broken by War, Saved by Grace
This is the powerful true story of the Marine lieutenant who, having fought for his country in the first Gulf War, went on to professional success in finance, only to be compelled to reenlist in the wake of 9/11.
Ilario Pantano, Malcolm McConnell, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WARLORD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term warlord is used in the context of the following news items.
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Colombian warlord apologizes for atrocities in first interview since …
BOGOTA, Colombia – One of Colombia's most-feared right-wing warlords has been released from jail and he's apologizing for atrocities. Freddy Rendon is ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
2
Fugitive African warlord Joseph Kony is said to be sickly
KAMPALA, Uganda — The fugitive leader of the Lord's Resistance Army is sickly and in retreat from an international manhunt that includes US forces, ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
3
Trial of Congolese warlord Ntaganda to be held in The Hague
AMSTERDAM Judges at the International Criminal Court decided on Tuesday that the opening of the trial of Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda will take place ... «Reuters, Jun 15»
4
Colombian Warlord Walks Out of Jail
Colombian paramilitary warlord Rodrigo Perez-Alzate, who goes by the alias Julian Bolivar, walked freely out of jail on Friday as part of a decades-old peace ... «Daily Beast, May 15»
5
'American Warlord' pieces together Chucky Taylor's evolution from …
This photo provided by Alfred A. Knopf shows the book cover of "American Warlord, " by Johnny Dwyer. (Alfred A. Knopf via AP) (The Associated Press). «Fox News, Apr 15»
6
Florida Teen, War Criminal: The Life Of An 'American Warlord'
Only one American in history has ever been convicted of torture committed abroad: Chuckie Taylor, the son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor. «NPR, Apr 15»
7
ICC appeal judges uphold conviction of Congolese warlord Lubanga
... concluded just three cases since it was set up in 2002, convicting Germain Katanga, a fellow Congolese warlord, and acquitting another, Mathieu Ngudjolo. «Reuters, Dec 14»
8
Firestone and the Warlord
A joint reporting project by ProPublica and PBS Frontline, “Firestone and the Warlord” reached hundreds of thousands of viewers when it first aired Nov. 18. «ProPublica, Nov 14»
9
Somali warlord Ahmed Dai 'on the run' after disarmament raid
Clan-based warlords, rival politicians and Islamist militants have battled for control since the fall of long-serving ruler Siad Barre in 1991. A UN-backed ... «BBC News, Aug 14»
10
Genocide warlord claims his right to a family life: Mass killer serving …
Tory MP Dominic Raab said: 'It shows the corruption of human rights that such a brutal warlord convicted of crimes against humanity, including terrorism, rape ... «Daily Mail, Jun 14»

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