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  2. Political strongman - Wikipedia

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    In politics, a strongman is a type of authoritarian political leader—civilian or military—who exerts control through military enforcement and has, or has claimed to have, strong popular support. Strongmen typically claim to have widespread popular support, portray themselves as the only one capable of solving the country's problems, and ...

  3. Caudillo - Wikipedia

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    Political divisions in the post-independence period were labeled federalist, seeking a weak central government and often associated with liberalism, and centralist, who sought a strong central state and defense of traditional institutional structures, particularly the Mexican Army and the Roman Catholic Church. Many regional strongmen were in ...

  4. 'Sometimes You Need a Strongman,' Trump Declares - AOL

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    The former president's attempts to put a positive spin on the term are consistent with his alarmingly authoritarian instincts.

  5. Belarus strongman extends his rule after an election rejected ...

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    Politics: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s famous name and controversial views collide in his bid for top health job; Sports: The Chiefs get more Mahomes magic and advance to 3rd straight Super Bowl, beating the Bills 32-29; Showbiz: Bill Condon, Jennifer Lopez unveil musical ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ at Sundance

  6. After Virtue Came Strongman Politics

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    How postliberal Christians came to embrace a political movement at odds with their values.

  7. List of political ideologies - Wikipedia

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    Political ideologies have two dimensions: (1) goals: how society should be organized; and (2) methods: the most appropriate way to achieve this goal. An ideology is a collection of ideas. Typically, each ideology contains certain ideas on what it considers to be the best form of government (e.g. autocracy or democracy ) and the best economic ...

  8. Belarus strongman set to win a 7th term in an election the ...

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    Since July, Lukashenko has pardoned more than 250 people described as political prisoners by activists. At the same time, however, authorities have sought to uproot dissent by arresting hundreds in raids targeting relatives and friends of political prisoners and anyone participating in online activities organized by apartment blocks in various ...

  9. Ex-army strongman leader claims victory in Indonesian ... - AOL

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    What will a Prabowo presidency mean? Prabowo hails from an elite political family and his past is controversial, especially his time during years of the late dictator Suharto, who was also his ...