satrap:
(plural: ‘satraps‘; for the two different pronunciations of this word, please click here)
a satrap in Ancient Persia
a governor of a province, called a satrapy, in Ancient Persia, usually chosen by the king;
a ruler who rules under a higher ruler;
a subordinate/junior official/officer; a henchman,
modern day political satraps (henchmen)
A satrap appointed by a king in the Persian Empire had enjoyed a lot of power until Alexander, when came into power, reduced his power to minimum.
It’s found in the history records that when satraps of Yemen converted to Islam, their followers, some of them enthusiastically and some forcibly, were converted to Islam.
Every political party keeps a good number of satraps who do anything, any dirty thing to please their masters, especially during the times of elections… to threaten or frighten the opposition satraps, luring communities with undiserable bribes, and what not!
