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strongman

[ UK /stɹˈɒŋmən/ ]
[ US /ˈstɹɔŋˌmæn/ ]
NOUN
  1. a powerful political figure who rules by the exercise of force or violence
    he is determined to bring down the Iraqi strongman
  2. a man who performs feats of strength at a fair or circus

How To Use strongman In A Sentence

  • One for the latex lovers in your life, this anniversary alternative event is circus-themed, but remember to peel off your strongman's handlebar 'tache if you want to tuck into the birthday cake in the chillout room. Clubs picks of the week
  • While the Canadian government, for all its faceless fumbling bureaucracy, isn't infallible, we've also never had an iron-fisted strongman declare every Monday a holiday to honour his dog.
  • That it does not have this is a sign of political immaturity and the KMT's origins in strongman rule.
  • A circus strongman who specialised in bending steel bars, he found a lucrative alternative career digging out Egyptian antiquities for wealthy patrons. Times, Sunday Times
  • Although Gemma has been a keen supporter of strongman competitions since she was small, she only started training in a gym six months ago, in an attempt to slim down for her singing career.
  • So the question of whether Bush should have installed a strongman is mute – it is like wondering what would happen if Bush could raise people from the dead. Matthew Yglesias » Green Lantern in Indochina
  • The North African nation was celebrating a full two weeks free of the iron-fisted rule of its longtime strongman. Many Tunisians pleased at interim government
  • The KMT regime relied completely on the unique characteristics of a strongman leader, emphasizing leadership over the law.
  • Adding his own twist to the Latin American strongman railing against American policies, President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras began talking to journalists on Tuesday. Honduras Fights U.S. Ban on Its Cantaloupes - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com
  • Less than nine years past the end of Saddam Hussein's brutal reign, the word dictator springs easily to the lips of Iraqis, many of whom question Western-style democracy and readily admit that they believe their country needs a strongman leader. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
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