Talk:strongman

Political sense?
I need a quote showing the use of the word strongman in the political sense. I'm not sure which ones I'd be allowed to quote.

Can we use this:

Fay Willey, "Kaddafi's Latest Plot," Newsweek, November 9, 1981, p. 29. An excerpt:

U.S. intelligence believes that Libyan strongman Muammar Kaddafi is planning terrorist attacks on four American embassies in Western Europe.

Google found it at http://www.understandingpower.com/Chapter3.htm   JillianE 00:11, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

First two definitions

 * 1) A performer who demonstrates feats of strength.
 * 2) A man who competes in contests of physical strength.

These sound similar enough to be merged. Basically one is doing it as an entertainer and one's doing as part of a competition. You could say the same thing about a dancer, some participate in competitions, while others don't. Renard Migrant (talk) 20:04, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

RFM discussion: January–February 2016

 * 1) A performer who demonstrates feats of strength.
 * 2) A man who competes in contests of physical strength.

These sound similar enough to be merged. Basically one is doing it as an entertainer and one's doing as part of a competition. You could say the same thing about a dancer, some participate in competitions, while others don't. Renard Migrant (talk) 20:04, 1 January 2016 (UTC)
 * I've copied this from Talk:strongman to Wiktionary:Requests for moves, mergers and splits. Renard Migrant (talk) 20:06, 1 January 2016 (UTC)
 * I agree. How about "Someone who performs feats of strength, sometimes in competitions."? - -sche (discuss) 04:15, 18 January 2016 (UTC)


 * ✅. - -sche (discuss) 06:34, 1 February 2016 (UTC)