(wôr′lôrd′) A military commander exercising civil power in a region, whether in nominal allegiance to the national government or in defiance of it.

Is warlordism a word?

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WARLORDISM

Warlordism is a noun. A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

What makes a person a warlord?

A warlord is a person who exercises military, economic, and political control over a region in a country without a strong national government; largely because of coercive control over the armed forces. ... The term can also be used for any supreme military leader.