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empire
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[ noun ] (geography) the domain ruled by an emperor or empress
Used in print (John Harnsberger and Robert P. Wilkins,...)Since the land he desired lay within the great northern empire of the Hudson's_Bay_Company , he purchased great blocks of the Company's stock with the view to controlling its policies . Selkirk persuaded eighty men and four officers to go_to Red_River where they were to serve as a military_force to protect his settlers from the hostile Northwest_Company which resented the intrusion of farmers into the fur traders ' empire . (Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)His purpose , however , was not to establish an empire , but to assert the principle of divine justice . Related terms domain Russia Persia Egyptian_Empire ottoman_empire Roman_Empire |
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[ noun ] (government) a group of countries under a single authority
Examples : "the British empire" Used in print (Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)His purpose , however , was not to establish an empire , but to assert the principle of divine justice . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (politics) a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
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[ noun ] (business) a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
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[ noun ] (chemistry,botany,food) an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple
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