Answer: warlord

AnswerCrossword Clue
WARLORDPower seizer
WARLORDBellicose clan leader
WARLORDCoup leader, perhaps
WARLORDBelligerent leader
WARLORDWould-be dictator
WARLORDStrongman, perhaps
WARLORDChinese military chief.
WARLORDBandit leader.
WARLORDAggressive tyrant
WARLORDBygone Chinese ruler
WARLORDMinor despot
WARLORDCommander exercising civil power
WARLORDCongo's Thomas Lubanga, for one
warlorda commander
warlordA military commander, esp. an aggressive regional commander with individual autonomy