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Example sentences for: caudillo

How can you use “caudillo” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

When the caudillo died in 1975, Prince Juan Carlos, the grandson of the Bourbon King Alfonso XIII, succeeded to the Spanish throne.
Despite Hitler’s efforts at persuasion, Spain’s new caudillo (strongman), Generalísimo Franco, managed to keep Spain out of World War II.
A NYT below-the-fold article quotes an observer who claims that the election signals the "end of the era of the caudillo (strongman)."
But despite pressure from Hitler, Franco, Spain’s new caudillo (leader), managed to keep his exhausted country out of World War II.
Spanish had no word for leader , and so eventually they borrowed ours, and can now often be heard to speak of a líder . On the other hand, we do not have a word for caudillo . The nearest we can come is probably boss or strong man , but these words do not encompass the full Spanish meaning.