overlord

over·lord | \ ˈō-vər-ˌlȯrd

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Definition of overlord

1 : a lord over other lords : a lord paramount

2a : an absolute or supreme ruler

b : one having great power or authority a corporate overlord

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He is the overlord of the underground gambling industry.

Recent Examples on the Web Observation and science brought one closer to a larger sense of order, in which man was an integral part, not an overlord. — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, "What do Thomas Jefferson, a mastodon skeleton and Alexander von Humboldt have in common? The answer is locked inside the Smithsonian.," 1 July 2020 In Active Speaker mode, the person talking floods the visual field; the screen becomes a stage for our temporary overlord. — Laurence Scott, Wired, "Covid-19 and the New Intimacy," 1 June 2020 In the second season, the true evil was Westworld’s corporate overlords, who were revealed to be profiting from the park by surveilling its visitors’ every move. — David Sims, The Atlantic, "Westworld Season 3 Had a Villain Problem," 5 May 2020 There is, of course, and his name is Nacho Varga (Michael Mando), who was blackmailed into serving Fring as a double agent in Season 4 after Fring realized that Nacho had tried to murder the Salamanca overlord, Don Hector. — David Segal, New York Times, "‘Better Call Saul’ Season 5 Premiere Recap: Just Chilling," 23 Feb. 2020 Too many of us are worried about how our kids will compete globally and are baffled by the desirability of jobs whose titles mystify us: digital overlord, director of insights, growth hacker, innovation Sherpa. — Madeline Levine, The Atlantic, "Kids Don’t Need to Stay ‘On Track’ to Succeed," 16 Feb. 2020 But connected devices can also benefit from some less-obvious upgrades that 5G should deliver—and we, their organic overlords, could profit in the long run. — Rob Pegoraro, Ars Technica, "5G deployment stands ready to supercharge the Internet of Things," 18 Dec. 2019 A year later, after Allied forces liberated France from its German overlords, the couple fled their homeland, along with other Nazi sympathizers. — Matt Schudel, Washington Post, "Lucette Destouches, widow and defender of French writer Céline, dies at 107," 8 Dec. 2019 Seven centuries have passed since the Venetian merchant published his account of travels in Asia, including 17 years in the service of Kublai Khan, China’s Mongol overlord. — The Economist, "Chaguan China is also an idea, revealing much about Western hopes and fears," 4 Apr. 2020

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“Overlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overlord. Accessed 15 Jul. 2020.

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