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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Gather your hair into a high ponytail, but before securing it, gently pull on the crown of your hair to create volume.
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India Espy-Jones, Essence, 25 Apr. 2025
The groundbreaking sound of Duran Duran’s eleventh single released on April 16, 1984, and the last to be taken from their third studio album Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983), became the band’s first to grasp the crown of the Billboard Hot 100 and their second to lead the UK Singles Chart.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Friends have said the crown was a nod to the Three Kings Day celebrations his hometown is known for, not the gang.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
The nuclear program is the crown jewel of Iran’s foreign policy, which itself is an outgrowth of domestic trends.
—Mary Katharine Ham, National Review, 17 Apr. 2025
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India Espy-Jones, Essence, 25 Apr. 2025
The groundbreaking sound of Duran Duran’s eleventh single released on April 16, 1984, and the last to be taken from their third studio album Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983), became the band’s first to grasp the crown of the Billboard Hot 100 and their second to lead the UK Singles Chart.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Friends have said the crown was a nod to the Three Kings Day celebrations his hometown is known for, not the gang.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
The nuclear program is the crown jewel of Iran’s foreign policy, which itself is an outgrowth of domestic trends.
—Mary Katharine Ham, National Review, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the crown
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“The crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20crown. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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