military leader

/ˌmɪləˈtɛri ˌlidər/
/ˈmɪlɪtri ˈlidə/
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Other forms: military leaders

Definitions of military leader
  1. noun
    a leader of military forces
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    examples:
    Jeanne d'Arc
    French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431)
    types:
    warlord
    supreme military leader exercising civil power in a region especially one accountable to nobody when the central government is weak
    type of:
    leader
    a person who rules or guides or inspires others
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