overlord
noun
over·lord
ˈō-vər-ˌlȯrd 
1
: a lord over other lords : a lord paramount
2
a
: 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.
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Hitting the NBCUniversal upfront stage on Monday morning, Meyers gave a strong monologue tweaking his corporate overlords — and one joke at the very end elicited the biggest laughs (and gasps!) from the audience.
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By the 1970s, however, a wave of newly independent countries, including in Africa, the Middle East, and elsewhere, led a new push to further stigmatize starvation tactics, driven by direct experience of this kind of warfare by their former colonial overlords.
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Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
Hitting the NBCUniversal upfront stage on Monday morning, Meyers gave a strong monologue tweaking his corporate overlords — and one joke at the very end elicited the biggest laughs (and gasps!) from the audience.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 May 2025
By the 1970s, however, a wave of newly independent countries, including in Africa, the Middle East, and elsewhere, led a new push to further stigmatize starvation tactics, driven by direct experience of this kind of warfare by their former colonial overlords.
—Boyd Van Dijk, Foreign Affairs, 30 Apr. 2025
The book explores the exploitation of undocumented Angelenos by both gang overlords and local law enforcement.
—Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Overlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overlord. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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overlord
noun
over·lord
ˈō-vər-ˌlȯ(ə)rd
1
: a lord who rules over other lords
2
: an absolute or supreme ruler
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