Synonyms of empire

empire

noun

ˈem-ˌpī(-ə)r 

as in conglomerate

a group of businesses or enterprises under one control

the media mogul's empire consists of newspapers, TV stations, and cable companies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conglomerate
• corporation
• organization
• multinational
• cartel
• syndicate
• chain
• association
• trust
• combination
• pool
• combine

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of empire

Following the campaign, Rome aggressively eradicated and restructured local settlements, while instituting repressive laws designed to assimilate the area into the greater empire. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026

And Kingsley is a bad, bad man, using his boxing business as a front for an ascending drug empire run out of London. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026

Concurrently, the Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) built a multi-billion-dollar business empire spanning oil, banking, and real estate, engaging in illicit smuggling and sanction-bypassing oil sales, generating billions annually. — Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

In the mid-twentieth century, the United States replaced the crumbling empires of Britain and France and committed itself to the global containment of Soviet Communism. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026