Warlord is a term that refers to a person with power who has de facto military control of a subnational area, due to armed forces loyal to the warlord and not to a central authority; the word has a strong connotation that the person exercises far more power than his official title or rank (if any) legitimately permits him. Under feudalism, in contrast, the local military leader may enjoy great autonomy and a personal army, but still derives legitimacy from formal fealty to a central authority.

"Warlordism" was coined to describe chaos at the birth of the Chinese Republic (1911 - 1949) known as the Warlord Era, but can be used to describe similar periods in other countries or epochs such as in Japan during the Sengoku period, or in China during the Three Kingdoms, or in Somalia or other failed states today (2006).

The word Warlord arose as translation from the German word "Kriegsherr" with the same meaning. Today the Germans often use the English word, which has overtaken "Kriegsherr" in their language.

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