transcription, транскрипция: [ strɒŋgmæn, AM strɔ:ŋ- ]
( strongmen)
If you refer to a male political leader as a strongman , you mean that he has great power and control over his country, although his methods may sometimes be violent or morally wrong. ( JOURNALISM )
He was a military strongman who ruled the country after a coup.
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