empire

Speech parts

1. empire - Noun

2. empire - Adjective

3. Empire - Proper noun

Meaning

Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion.

The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely of a king), usually of greater extent than a kingdom, always comprising a variety in the nationality of, or the forms of administration in, constituent and subordinate portions; as, the Austrian empire.

Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

kingdom dominion state rule imperium reign realm sovereignty commonwealth government power control authority domination sway
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Antonyms

republic insurrection independence disorder colony confusion
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Hypernyms

corporation corp government land authorities domain

Hyponyms

Second Empire publishing conglomerate publishing empire Mogul empire

Phrases with the word

Austrian Empire First French Empire Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation Gupta Empire Empire of China Chinese Empire

Anagrams

premie epimer permie

Examples

To steal from a brother or sister is evil. To not steal from the institutions that are the pillars of the Pig Empire is equally immoral. Abbie Hoffman

The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers, the special interests. An invisible empire has been set up above the forms of democracy. Woodrow Wilson

Great Britain has lost an Empire and has not yet found a role. Dean Acheson

When the Tsar sins the Empire must do penance. Russian Proverb

To die while serving the empire is the hope of every klingon. Klingon Proverb

Destroying an Empire to win a war is no victory. And ending a battle to save an Empire is no defeat. Klingon Proverb

Close letter words and terms

empierce empight emping empire cave empire cave system Empire City