Oppressor
Oppressor noun - A person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way.
Usage example: the dictatorship had scarcely been overthrown when the formerly oppressed suddenly abandoned their democratic ideals and became the oppressors
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Warlord and oppressor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Warlord" instead a noun "Oppressor".
Warlord
Warlord noun - Supreme military leader exercising civil power in a region especially one accountable to nobody when the central government is weak.
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