as in king
a man who rules an empire
Roman emperors
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Recent Examples of emperor
At the airport, the emperor and empress were greeted by Belgium’s Princess Elisabeth, who was making her debut in this type of institutional duty typical of her future role as queen.
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Marta Martínez Tato,
Vanity Fair,
24 June 2026
The soldiers, gifts from the sister city of Xi’an, China, are replicas of some of the 7,000 life-sized terra-cotta warriors found at the tomb of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang.
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Eric Adler
june 24,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
The princess wore a white outfit for the occasion, and she was seen dipping into a curtsy for both the emperor and the empress, in addition to handshakes.
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Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Visitors there encounter Flip Monument (Christophe x Napoleon) (2025), a 20-foot-tall double equestrian statue that conjoins French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte with Haitian revolutionary leader Henri Christophe.
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Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Marta Martínez Tato,
Vanity Fair,
24 June 2026
The soldiers, gifts from the sister city of Xi’an, China, are replicas of some of the 7,000 life-sized terra-cotta warriors found at the tomb of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang.
—
Eric Adler
june 24,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
The princess wore a white outfit for the occasion, and she was seen dipping into a curtsy for both the emperor and the empress, in addition to handshakes.
—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Visitors there encounter Flip Monument (Christophe x Napoleon) (2025), a 20-foot-tall double equestrian statue that conjoins French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte with Haitian revolutionary leader Henri Christophe.
—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emperor
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The future king of Britain descends from American patriots who fought against the crown he is destined to inherit, according to a new book tracing Prince William's family tree.
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The Goodnight Suite is the crème de la crème of the property spanning almost 2,000 square feet and featuring a living room, dining room, and a bedroom with a king size bed.
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Curiously, former Aquaman star, Jason Moma, is also in this film, though not as a lord of the seven seas.
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Set in the 13th century amid a shift from Paganism to Christianity in Central Europe, the film tells the story of the virgin daughter of a feudal lord who gets kidnapped by marauders before she is set to join a convent.
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The centuries-old ceremony sees the sovereign symbolically accept the keys to the city of Edinburgh and immediately return them for safekeeping.
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This has seen both sovereigns and corporates raising billions of dollars in conventional bonds and sukuk over recent months.
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With 775 rooms, the palace also provides office space for the royal bureaucracy and hosts lavish state dinners for visiting presidents and potentates.
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With 775 rooms, the palace also provides office space for the royal bureaucracy and hosts lavish state dinners for visiting presidents and potentates.
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“Emperor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emperor. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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