warlordism
/ˈwɔrˌlɔrdˌɪzəm/
noun
- A system or situation in which a region is controlled by local military leaders who act independently of a central government.
- Warlordism led to decades of instability in the region.
- The collapse of the empire resulted in widespread warlordism.
- Historians study warlordism to understand how power shifts after a government falls.
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