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empire
noun
1 empire
The domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised.
synonym: imperium.
Roget 737a:
government,
legal authority,
soveriegn,
sovereign authority;
authority
etc.
737;
master
etc.
745;
direction
etc.
693.
[nations]
national government,
nation,
state,
country,
nation-state,
dominion,
republic,
empire,
union,
democratic republic;
kingdom,
principality.
[subdivisions of nations]
state government [Lat.],
state;
shire [Brit.];
province [Can.];
county [Ire.];
canton [Switz.];
territory [Austral.];
duchy,
archduchy,
archdukedom†;
woiwodshaft;
commonwealth;
region
etc.
181;
property
etc.
780.
[smaller subdivisions]
county,
parish
city,
domain,
tract,
arrondissement [Fr.],
mofussil†,
commune;
wappentake,
hundred,
riding,
lathe,
garth†,
soke†,
tithing;
ward,
precinct,
bailiwick.
command,
empire,
sway,
rule;
dominion,
domination;
sovereignty,
supremacy,
suzerainty;
lordship,
headship†;
chiefdom†;
seigniory,
seigniority†.
rule,
sway,
command,
control,
administer;
govern
etc.
(direct)
693;
lead,
preside over,
reign,
possess the throne,
be seated on the throne,
occupy the throne;
sway the scepter,
wield the scepter;
wear the crown.
state,
realm,
body politic,
posse comitatus [Lat.].
[person in the governing authority]
judicature
etc.
965;
cabinet
etc.
(council)
696;
seat of government,
seat of authority;
headquarters.
[Acquisition of authority]
accession;
installation
etc.
755;
politics
etc.
737.1.
reign,
regime,
dynasty;
directorship,
dictatorship;
protectorate,
protectorship;
caliphate,
pashalic†,
electorate;
presidency,
presidentship†;
administration;
proconsul,
consulship;
prefecture;
seneschalship;
magistrature†,
magistracy.
monarchy;
kinghood†,
kingship;
royalty,
regality;
aristarchy†,
aristocracy;
oligarchy,
democracy,
theocracy,
demagogy;
commonwealth;
dominion;
heteronomy;
republic,
republicanism;
socialism;
collectivism;
mob law,
mobocracy†,
ochlocracy†;
vox populi,
imperium in imperio [Lat.];
bureaucracy;
beadledom†,
bumbledom†;
stratocracy;
military power,
military government,
junta;
feodality†,
feudal system,
feudalism.
thearchy†,
theocracy,
dinarchy†;
duarchy†,
triarchy,
heterarchy†;
duumvirate;
triumvirate;
autocracy,
autonomy;
limited monarchy;
constitutional government,
constitutional monarchy;
home rule;
representative government;
monocracy†,
pantisocracy†.
gynarchy†,
gynocracy†,
gynaeocracy†;
petticoat government.
[government functions]
legislature,
judiciary,
administration.
[Government agencies and institutions]
office of the president,
office of the prime minister,
cabinet;
senate,
house of representatives,
parliament;
council
etc.
696;
courts,
supreme court;
[U.S. national government departments],
state,
interior,
labor,
health and human services,
defense,
education,
agriculture,
justice,
commerce,
treasury;
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
FBI;
Central Intelligence Agency,
CIA;
National Institutes of Health,
NIH;
Postal Service,
Post Office;
Federal Aviation Administration,
FAA.
[national government officials]
president,
vice president,
cabinet member,
prime minister,
minister;
senator,
representatative,
president pro tem [Lat.],
speaker of the house;
department head,
section head,
section chief;
federal judge,
justice,
justice of the supreme court,
chief justice;
treasurer,
secretary of the treasury;
director of the FBI.
[state government officials]
governor,
state cabinet member;
state senator,
assemblyman,
assemblywoman.
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Roget 780:
property,
possession,
suum cuique [Lat.],
meum et tuum [Lat.].
ownership,
proprietorship,
lordship;
seignority†;
empire
etc.
(dominion)
737.
interest,
stake,
estate,
right,
title,
claim,
demand,
holding;
tenure
etc.
(possession)
777;
vested interest,
contingent interest,
beneficial interest,
equitable interest;
use,
trust,
benefit;
legal estate,
equitable estate;
seizin [Law],
seisin [Law].
absolute interest,
paramount estate,
freehold;
fee tail,
fee simple;
estate in fee,
estate in tail,
estate tail;
estate in tail male,
estate in tail female,
estate in tail general.
limitation,
term,
lease,
settlement,
strict settlement,
particular estate;
estate for life,
estate for years,
estate pur autre vie [Fr.];
remainder,
reversion,
expectancy,
possibility.
dower,
dowry,
jointure†,
appanage,
inheritance,
heritage,
patrimony,
alimony;
legacy
etc.
(gift)
784;
Falcidian law,
paternal estate,
thirds.
assets,
belongings,
means,
resources,
circumstances;
wealth
etc.
803;
money
etc.
800;
what one is worth,
what one will cut up for;
estate and effects.
landed property,
landed real estate property;
realty;
land,
lands;
tenements;
hereditaments;
corporeal hereditaments,
incorporeal hereditaments;
acres;
ground
etc.
(earth)
342;
acquest†,
messuage,
toft†.
territory,
state,
kingdom,
principality,
realm,
empire,
protectorate,
sphere of influence.
manor,
honor,
domain,
demesne;
farm,
plantation,
hacienda;
allodium
etc.
(free)
748†;
fief,
fieff†,
feoff†,
feud,
zemindary†,
dependency;
arado†,
merestead†,
ranch.
free lease-holds,
copy lease-holds;
folkland†;
chattels real;
fixtures,
plant,
heirloom;
easement;
right of common,
right of user.
personal property,
personal estate,
personal effects;
personalty,
chattels,
goods,
effects,
movables;
stock,
stock in trade;
things,
traps,
rattletraps,
paraphernalia;
equipage
etc.
633.
parcels,
appurtenances.
impedimenta;
luggage,
baggage;
bag and baggage;
pelf;
cargo,
lading.
rent roll;
income
etc.
(receipts)
810;
maul and wedges [U.S.].
patent,
copyright;
chose in action;
credit
etc.
805;
debt
etc.
806.
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Dutch: Imperia, keizerrijk, rijk
Polish: mocarstwo, imperium
2 empire
A group of countries under a single authority.
3 empire
A monarchy with an emperor as head of state.
Dutch: keizerrijk
Polish: cesarstwo
4 empire
A group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization.
synonym: conglomerate.
Polish: konglomerat
5 Empire
An eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple.
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