noun
- a system of government or control by military leaders who rule through force, typically in the absence of effective central authority
Usage: political science
Examples
- The collapse of the central government led to widespread warlordism across the region.
- Historians studied the period of warlordism that followed the dynasty’s fall.
- International efforts focused on ending warlordism and establishing democratic institutions.
- The country struggled with warlordism for decades after the civil war.
- Economic development was impossible under the chaos of warlordism.
- Peace negotiations aimed to transition from warlordism to legitimate governance.