strongman

Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Clayton led the office during high-profile matters including the prosecution of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro on narco-terrorism and drug-trafficking charges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

The lightning operation combined naval, air and ground forces, deposing the strongman who had led Venezuela since 2013.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

It is the most popular game on earth because it asks for nothing but a ball and other people, and rewards what the strongman cannot abide: cooperation, trust, the surrender of the self.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

"He has shaped the image of the first populist president, the first acclaimed strongman of the 21st Century."

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

The latter by this time had already had an eventful career: a Macedonian-leaning social conservative, he was already a prolific author when Cassander, the strongman in Pella, installed him as dictator of Athens.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

It was a fitting conversation for two strongmen, who have described each other as best friends, and who, after a combined 39 years in power, show no signs of stepping down.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

The father and son strongmen have frequently paired up to train together and have been spotted rehearsing the elegant poses that made Schwarzenegger a star.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

Many countries fell under the domination of caudillos, or strongmen whose power stemmed from financial control of the land’s resources.

From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026

The moment also marked a victory for the son of Cuban immigrants who has long sought to confront the hemisphere’s strongmen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

I hadn’t seen it while they were sitting, but now that they were moving it was painfully obvious they were church strongmen.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss