Synonyms for strongman
ˈstrɔŋˌmæn, ˈstrɒŋ-strong·man

Princeton's WordNet

1. strongmannoun

   a man who performs feats of strength at a fair or circus

2. strongmannoun

   a powerful political figure who rules by the exercise of force or violence

   "he is determined to bring down the Iraqi strongman"

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1. • Dictator
   • Performer

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1. List of paraphrases for "strongman":

   enforcer

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How to use strongman in a sentence?

1. Vladimir Putin:

   I'm not laying any claim to be this kind of a strongman that I'm being portrayed.

2. Dan Gainor:

   It's almost predictable that some idiot online will write an outlandish story connecting Trump to the villain du jour, all designed to generate web traffic and ad dollars. We worked through all the major historical villains the media could tie the president to -- Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini. They called him a strongman, a dictator and worse. Now it's Manson, Weinstein and probably Mugabe, the media are running out of hyperbole. It's all embarrassingly stupid. No one gets held to account for it. And the cycle begins again with the next clickbait article.

3. Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse:

   He says he's a strongman but he's afraid of Megyn Kelly.

4. Sebastian Strangio:

   A mix of populist appeal and strongman threats, sweetened with a dollop of political patronage.

5. Randal Thom:

   Trump is a 100% strongman. He's bullet proof, people say, 'Oh look at his background. Look at the number of wives he's had.' You know what? I don't care about that. What I care about is his future.