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title: warlord — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «warlord» in the school dictionary: A warlord is a military leader who controls an area by force with his own army, usually when there is no strong government. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# warlord

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**Who acts:** warlord, military leader, strong government, Rival warlords, warlords, soldiers · **What happens:** be, control, fight, rule, steal, take over · **To what, where:** military leader, area, many parts, 1920s, food, villages

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«warlord» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [warlord in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/warlord.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A warlord is a military leader who controls an area by force with his own army, usually when there is no strong government.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:warlord:m1:1
# text = A warlord is a military leader who controls an area by force with his own army, usually when there is no strong government.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	warlord	warlord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	military	military	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	controls	control	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
15	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
19	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	21	advmod	_	_
20	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	21	expl	_	_
21	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
22	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	24	det	_	_
23	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a warlord | a military leader |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **control** | present | a military leader | a area |  |  |  | by force; with his own army | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent area=Theme |
| 3 | **be** | present | no strong government |  |  | there |  | usually *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rival warlords fought for control of the region.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:warlord:x1:1
# text = Rival warlords fought for control of the region.
1	Rival	rival	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	warlords	warlord	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	control	control	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	region	region	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | Rival warlords |  |  |  |  | for control of the region | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the 1920s, warlords ruled many parts of China.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:warlord:x2:1
# text = In the 1920s, warlords ruled many parts of China.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	1920s	1920s	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Card	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	warlords	warlord	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	ruled	rule	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rule** | past | warlords | many parts of China |  | the 1920s |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The warlord's soldiers stole food from the villages.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:warlord:x3:1
# text = The warlord's soldiers stole food from the villages.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	warlord	warlord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	stole	steal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	villages	village	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | past | the warlord's soldiers | food |  | the villages |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent food=Theme from village=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Without a government, warlords took over.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:warlord:x4:1
# text = Without a government, warlords took over.
1	Without	without	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	warlords	warlord	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take over** | past | warlords |  |  |  |  | without a government | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The game's villain is a cruel warlord.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:warlord:x5:1
# text = The game's villain is a cruel warlord.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	villain	villain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	warlord	warlord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the game's villain | a cruel warlord |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Peace talks brought the warlords to one table.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:warlord:x6:1
# text = Peace talks brought the warlords to one table.
1	Peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	talks	talk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	warlords	warlord	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past | Peace talks | the warlords |  | one table |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent warlord=Theme to table=Destination |

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