military leader

collocation in English

meaningsofmilitaryandleader

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military
adjective
uk
/ˈmɪl.ɪ.tər.i/us
/ˈmɪl.ə.ter.i/
relating to or belonging to the ...
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leader
noun[C]
uk
/ˈliː.dər/us
/ˈliː.dɚ/
a person in control of a group, country, ...
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(Definition ofmilitaryandleaderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmilitary leader

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It was only after a huge international outcry, bolstered by significant threats of aid withdrawal, that amilitaryleaderdenounced the coup and it was given up (ibid.).
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Themilitaryleaderwill cease to be a figure of romance and fame.
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He was nomilitaryleader.
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Once again, we were asked to recognise that we were again coming under the influence of our greatmilitaryleader.
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He was not only amilitaryleader.
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Ampud was a skilledmilitaryleader.
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He is a highly talentedmilitaryleader.
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He was an accomplished musician besides being amilitaryleader.
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He was a strict disciplinarian as amilitaryleader.
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He was less fortunate as amilitaryleader.
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He was known for his skills as amilitaryleader.
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His record as amilitaryleaderis not very impressive.
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I want to say one word as to why in these circumstances a greatmilitaryleadermay and should be a very great success.
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However, he grew to become a skilledmilitaryleaderand statesman.
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His health soon deteriorated, also detracting from his efficacy as a political andmilitaryleader.
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He proved himself a capable and talentedmilitaryleaderand teacher of troops during the war.
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He was particularly successful as amilitaryleader, though himself actually a civilian.
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A skillful political andmilitaryleader, he is also known to have patronized the arts.
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There had been one unsuccessful coup by a formermilitaryleader.
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In the war he proved himself a brilliantmilitaryleaderand a fearless soldier.
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He was known as a valiant and competentmilitaryleaderand individual fighter, courageous and generous.
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This gave him the opportunity to develop his abilities as amilitaryleader.
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Instead, he is named as amilitaryleader, count, and margrave.
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He was a successfulmilitaryleaderand an enlightened patron of the arts and learning.
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All sources agree that he was a former gladiator and an accomplishedmilitaryleader.
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