chieftain

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Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde—Gen. Franco to you and me; Caudillo de España, or chieftain of Spain, to his countrymen—died on Nov. 20, 1975.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

It was López Hernández who, while governor of Tabasco, appointed the alleged mob chieftain to the security post.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2025

Charity Adams, changed back to “Fort Lee,” I can only imagine how the SCV and others would respond to a re-renaming after any Lee other than their holy Confederate chieftain.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2025

Now, the mercenary chieftain would be subordinated to Mr. Shoigu, an unparalleled political survivor in modern Russia and Mr. Prigozhin’s sworn enemy.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023

Right through the press drove Théoden Thengel’s son, and his spear was shivered as he threw down their chieftain.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien