military rulers

collocation in English

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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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ruler
noun[C]
uk
/ˈruː.lər/us
/ˈruː.lɚ/
the leader of ...
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(Definition ofmilitaryandrulerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Dispersing the working class geographically meant reducing its ability to cause trouble for the country's military rulers.
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These military rulers had more to fear from urban unrest and were not too responsive to the silent cries from the rural areas.
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He was amilitaryruler.
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We are of the opinion that diplomatic pressure on the military rulers must be increased and that a clear signal must be sent to them.
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He was the last in a series of military rulers who had ruled the country since the 1880s.
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This sentence was commuted by the military rulers to further house arrest of 18 months.
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A government official said that many of those arrested had ties to the country's previous military rulers.
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Large scale paintings were commissioned to adorn the castles and palaces of the military rulers.
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They introduced the position of mansabdars, who were military rulers, also looking after administration.
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For some time, the military rulers refused to appoint civilian political heads.
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This sentence was commuted by the military rulers to further house arrest of eighteen months.
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Military rulers called for an end to the strikes and protests.
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The newspaper, who early on supported the 1964 military coup, glimpsed the military rulers interest in opening up the political system, and went with it for the following 10 years.
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