strongman

n.铁腕人物；强人

It was right in Iraq to organise elections rather than impose a strongman. 在伊拉克组织大选而不是强加一个政治强人也是没错的。

A striking development is the emergence of Mr Maliki as a would-be strongman. 一个引人注目的新情况是马利基先生作为一名即将成为的强势人物而出现。

But since we see him as a strongman, we think that he is right. 但是因为我们看到强者，就认为他是对的。