the crown
noun
1
or the Crown
: the government of a country that is officially ruled by a king or queen
the blessing of the Spanish crown
allegiance to the crown
She was appointed by the Crown.
2
: the position of power that a king or queen has
When the king died childless, his brother assumed the crown.
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Fort Worth All Saints has now claimed titles in all three of its Final Four appearances, having claimed the crown in 2017 as well.
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Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Nov. 2025
On the right was a blue knob — the crown — with two little arrows on it, one pointing up and the other, down.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Although normalization with Israel isn’t expected soon — Saudi Arabia insists a path toward Palestinian statehood is a prerequisite — Trump has brought it up with the crown prince, Axios reported.
—semafor.com, 14 Nov. 2025
China’s space station is a project over three decades in the making and is the crown jewel of its space program.
—R. Lincoln Hines, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
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Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Nov. 2025
On the right was a blue knob — the crown — with two little arrows on it, one pointing up and the other, down.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Although normalization with Israel isn’t expected soon — Saudi Arabia insists a path toward Palestinian statehood is a prerequisite — Trump has brought it up with the crown prince, Axios reported.
—semafor.com, 14 Nov. 2025
China’s space station is a project over three decades in the making and is the crown jewel of its space program.
—R. Lincoln Hines, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
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“The crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20crown. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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