empire

n. group of countries ruled over by an emperor or other sovereign

Scholars still debate about what exactly constitutes an empire (from the Latin "imperium", denoting military command within the ancient Roman government). Generally, they may define an empire as a state that extends dominion over populations distinct culturally and ethnically from the culture/ethnicity at the center of power. Other definitions may emphasize economic or political factors. The term generally implies military hegemonic power.
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Politically, an empire consists of a large, usually multi-ethnic state. Empire may also mean:Empire (biology), a taxon above the level of kingdomEmpire (style), a style of architecture and furniture-design
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Empire! is a space combat and trading video game designed by Andrew Glaister and published by Firebird Software in 1986 for the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64.
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Noun
1. an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple
(hypernym) eating apple, dessert apple

Noun
1. the domain ruled by an emperor or empress
(hypernym) domain, demesne, land
(hyponym) Roman Empire
2. a group of countries under a single authority; "the British empire"
(hypernym) government, authorities, regime
3. a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
(hypernym) monarchy
(hyponym) Mogul empire
4. a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
(synonym) conglomerate
(hypernym) corporation, corp
(hyponym) publishing conglomerate, publishing empire

n. empire, group of countries ruled over by an emperor or other sovereign; British Empire, confederation of nations united under the British crown

n. empire; authority, sway; rule, control

v. worse