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n. A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.

n. The territory included in such a unit.

n. An extensive enterprise under a unified authority: a publishing empire.

n. Imperial or imperialistic sovereignty, domination, or control: "There is a growing sense that the course of empire is shifting toward the . . . Asians” ( James Traub).

n. A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.

n. A group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to a foreign power.

n. A state ruled by an emperor.

n. An expansive and wealthy corporation.

n. Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion.

n. 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.

n. Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway.

n. Supreme power in governing; imperial power; dominion; sovereignty.

n. The country, region, or union of states or territories under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor or other powerful sovereign or government; usually, a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, which may be, and often is, of small extent: as, the Roman or the Russian empire.

n. Supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway: as, the empire of reason or of truth.

n. Synonyms Sway, dominion, rule, reign, government, supremacy.

n. the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised

n. a group of countries under a single authority

n. a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization

n. an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple

n. a monarchy with an emperor as head of state

"Thus, Tertullian, in his notable Apology, chapter 32, says: "Christians are under a particular necessity of praying for the emperors, and for the continued state of the empire; because we know that dreadful power which hangs over the world, and _the conclusion of the age, which threatens the most horrible evils, is restrained by the continuance of the time appointed for the Roman empire_."

authorities    government    régime    eating apple    dessert apple   

domain    empire state    western empire    empire city    holy roman empire    circle of the empire    the celestial empire    empire of the east   

imperium    imperial    emperor   

control    kingdom    sway    realm    rule    state    reign    sovereignty    government    dominion   

kingdom    civilization    republic    nation    territory    institution    conquest    realm    dominion    government