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1) Authoritarian leader 2) Character created by Stan Lee 3) Circus weightlifter 4) Dictator 5) Performer 6) Performing artist 7) Samson or Hercules 8) Sideshow attraction 9) Sideshow character
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[circus] Australian Pelican (Pelicanus conspicillatus) ...
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[politics] 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 state or head of government; sometimes journalists use the term to describe a military or political fig...
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[strength athlete] In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength (before strength sports were codified into weightlifting, powerlifting etc., becoming actual athletic competitions) or circus performers of similar ilk who displayed feats of strength. Strongmen would perform various feats of strength such as the...
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noun 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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a person who performs remarkable feats of strength, as in a circus. · a political leader who controls by force; dictator. · the most powerful or influential person in an organization or business, by reason of skill in the formulation and execution of plans, work, etc.
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