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Political strongman
Authoritarian political leader / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In politics, a strongman is a type of authoritarian political leader—civilian or military—who exerts control through military enforcement and has, or has claimed to have, strong popular support. Strongmen typically claim to have widespread popular support, portray themselves as the only one capable of solving the country's problems, and espouse a disdain for liberalism and democracy.
For other uses, see Strongman (disambiguation).
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