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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a man who performs feats of strength at a fair or circus;

2. a powerful political figure who rules by the exercise of force or violence;
- Example: "he is determined to bring down the Iraqi strongman"



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

strongman
    n 1: a man who performs feats of strength at a fair or circus
    2: a powerful political figure who rules by the exercise of
       force or violence; "he is determined to bring down the Iraqi
       strongman"