English Dictionary

caudillo

/kɔˈdiː(j)oʊ/

noun

A leader. / A military dictator, especially one ruling in Spain, Portugal or Latin America.

The caudillo ruled with an iron fist.

意味（1）

A leader.

While an America in decline may throw up a more competent caudillo than Trump in time, it is difficult to reasonably conclude that it possesses the societal solidarity to wage a decades-long, global struggle against a near-competitor.

意味（2）

A military dictator, especially one ruling in Spain, Portugal or Latin America.

For, despite all the debunking and cynicism in this generation, there still are, amazingly, trusting people around who need to believe in great helmsmen, dear leaders, fuhrers, presidents-for-life, generalissimos and charismatic caudillos.