satrap

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Each satrapy was administered by a royal governor called a satrap, usually a trusted Persian or Median noble.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

With Akhmad gone, Putin had a vacancy for a Chechen satrap, and Ramzan was perfect for the role.

From The Guardian • Sep. 23, 2015

Atta Mohammad Noor, a former warlord, is the immensely wealthy satrap of Balkh province in the north.

From Economist • Jul. 10, 2014

Vulko Chervenkov, new boss of Bulgaria, walked side by side with Ana Pauker, Stalin's Amazon satrap for Rumania.

From Time Magazine Archive

The old satrap was dressed in a fresh summer suit of Caucasian silk, which somehow emphasised the uncouth fleshiness of his broad nose.

From The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia by Cahan, Abraham