as in king
a man who rules an empire
Roman emperors
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Recent Examples of emperor
Doing so asserted his own role as a maker of emperors, while Charlemagne gained a sacred aura.
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Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Once in a while, a very bad emperor was said to have rounded up the disabled.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Annie remembered one staging of Puccini's Turandot where the emperor had been lowered from the ceiling.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
As in many kingdoms, behind every Mughal emperor, there sat a line of ambitious sons, extraordinary mothers, rival siblings, and occasionally some very inconvenient relatives.
—Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
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Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Once in a while, a very bad emperor was said to have rounded up the disabled.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Annie remembered one staging of Puccini's Turandot where the emperor had been lowered from the ceiling.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
As in many kingdoms, behind every Mughal emperor, there sat a line of ambitious sons, extraordinary mothers, rival siblings, and occasionally some very inconvenient relatives.
—Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emperor
Noun
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This oversized throw blanket comes in queen and king sizes to make your bed feel like an airy retreat on the hottest nights.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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Eddie Murphy proved to be the undisputed king of comedy as the latest recipient of the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award on Saturday, April 18.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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An English manor with ties to not one but two queens—and a courtier best remembered for inventing the flushing toilet—lords over the countryside just outside Bath.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
15 Apr. 2026
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Julian lords over not one but two swanky adjoining townhouses stuffed with antiques.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The late queen’s memory looms over the monarchy after a 70-year reign that saw her evolve from the glamorous young sovereign who cheered Britain during the gloomy post-war years to the beloved national grandmother who rallied the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The next photo showed a young William and his grandmother sharing a laugh on the balcony of Buckingham Palace together in June 2003 at Trooping the Colour, the British Army's celebration of the sovereign's official birthday.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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The game is a playground for Russian oligarchs, Middle Eastern potentates, and Latin American strongmen—his people.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
7 Apr. 2026
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Biden put this sentiment into action by working with Netanyahu despite serious moral and political failures in Gaza, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on NATO expansion, and with Gulf potentates on the region’s security architecture.—
James Jeffrey,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Nov. 2025
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“Emperor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emperor. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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