Warlord
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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 his 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.
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See also
- Feud
- Anarchy
- Outlaw
- Plutocracy
- Despotism
- Strongman (politics)
- Caudillo
- List of countries by Failed States Index
- Violent non-state actor
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