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- a man who is employed or famous for his great physical strength: If she talks to the police, Joey's strongmen will be paying her a visit.
- literary a person who is very powerful and able to cause change, especially of a political type: Haitian strongman Duvalier could feel his power slipping away.
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
1 a political leader who uses force or threats to keep power
2 a man who entertains an audience by doing things that need great strength
(Macmilan)
1. A performer who demonstrates feats of strength.
2. A man who competes in contests of physical strength.
3. A forceful or brutal person, usually applied to a ruler or tyrant.
(Wiktionary)
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The circus strongman is one of many acts found in a modern circus. The strongman demonstrates great strength, power and agility to the audience. The strongman and strongwomen were very popular attractions in the circus in the 19th century.
Early strongmen would usually exhibit their awesome strength by lifting or moving objects which the audience would believe impossible to move. They would lift anvils, have anvils placed on their chest, bend metal bars and some were even reported to hold cannons on their shoulders while an assistant lit and fired the cannon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strongman_(circus)
A strongman is a political leader who rules by force and runs an authoritarian regime. The term is often used interchangeably with "dictator," but differs from a "warlord".
A strongman is not necessarily always a formal head of government, however. Sometimes the term is used to describe a military or political figure who exercises far more influence over the government than is constitutionally allowed. General Manuel Noriega, for example, was often dubbed the "Strongman of Panama" for the enormous amount of political power he exercised over Panama, despite the fact that he was not the formal president of the state. The same can be said for General Rahimuddin Khan, often termed as the "Strongman of Balochistan", whose post as martial law administrator was junior to that of then head of state, Zia-ul-Haq, but still phenomenally powerful.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strongman_(politics)
Early strongmen would usually exhibit their awesome strength by lifting or moving objects which the audience would believe impossible to move. They would lift anvils, have anvils placed on their chest, bend metal bars and some were even reported to hold cannons on their shoulders while an assistant lit and fired the cannon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strongman_(circus)
A strongman is a political leader who rules by force and runs an authoritarian regime. The term is often used interchangeably with "dictator," but differs from a "warlord".
A strongman is not necessarily always a formal head of government, however. Sometimes the term is used to describe a military or political figure who exercises far more influence over the government than is constitutionally allowed. General Manuel Noriega, for example, was often dubbed the "Strongman of Panama" for the enormous amount of political power he exercised over Panama, despite the fact that he was not the formal president of the state. The same can be said for General Rahimuddin Khan, often termed as the "Strongman of Balochistan", whose post as martial law administrator was junior to that of then head of state, Zia-ul-Haq, but still phenomenally powerful.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strongman_(politics)
Στα λεξικά:
- a man who is employed or famous for his great physical strength: If she talks to the police, Joey's strongmen will be paying her a visit.
- literary a person who is very powerful and able to cause change, especially of a political type: Haitian strongman Duvalier could feel his power slipping away.
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
1 a political leader who uses force or threats to keep power
2 a man who entertains an audience by doing things that need great strength
(Macmilan)
1. A performer who demonstrates feats of strength.
2. A man who competes in contests of physical strength.
3. A forceful or brutal person, usually applied to a ruler or tyrant.
(Wiktionary)
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