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strongman
(strɒŋgmæn, US strɔːŋ-)
Word forms: plural strongmen
1. countable noun
A strongman is a man who performs acts that require an enormous amount of strength.
She was entertained by dancers and acrobats and circus strongmen.
2. countable noun
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.
strongman in British English
(ˈstrɒŋˌmæn)
nounWord forms: plural -men
1.
a performer, esp one in a circus, who performs feats of strength
2.
any person regarded as a source of power, capability, initiative, etc
strongman in American English
(strɔŋˈmæn)
nounWord forms: plural strongmen (ˈstrɑŋˈmɛn)
1.
one who performs feats of strength, as in a circus
2.
one who rules a country with absolute power; dictator
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