as in king
a man who rules an empire
Roman emperors
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Seiko’s middle name is Aurelius—perhaps a reference to the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius.
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Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 29 Dec. 2025
As one of the most important residences from the imperial world, Villa Poppaea earned its reputation as a mansion of splendour that only an emperor (or his wife) could have owned.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Dec. 2025
In China, Xi elevated himself to something akin to emperor, driving an even more resolute version of authoritarianism.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Although there's no record in their annals of the comet growing so bright as to rival the moon in the daytime sky, the comet seems to have affected the astrological reckoning surrounding the emperor of that time, Emperor Ai of the Han dynasty.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 29 Dec. 2025
As one of the most important residences from the imperial world, Villa Poppaea earned its reputation as a mansion of splendour that only an emperor (or his wife) could have owned.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Dec. 2025
In China, Xi elevated himself to something akin to emperor, driving an even more resolute version of authoritarianism.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Although there's no record in their annals of the comet growing so bright as to rival the moon in the daytime sky, the comet seems to have affected the astrological reckoning surrounding the emperor of that time, Emperor Ai of the Han dynasty.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emperor
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For centuries, the kings and queens of the Netherlands have been buried in the church, beginning with William of Orange in 1584.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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But monks there complained that the slain king was walking around at night, frightening them with strange sounds.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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When a young woman (Michie Tomizawa) becomes the target of a powerful vampire lord, Count Lee (Seizô Katô) — first in a ruthless countryside attack, later an abduction — D takes it upon himself to save her.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Petro has repeatedly defended his policy, which moves away from a repressive approach and prioritizes reaching agreements with growers of coca leaf - the raw material for cocaine - to encourage them to switch to other crops, pursuing major drug lords and combating money laundering.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The speech, however, is not actually written by the sovereign, but rather by the government.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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Wurman argued that English common law established protection under a sovereign as a necessary condition to citizenship.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Dec. 2025
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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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Why don’t all the rich potentates, sheiks, oligarchs and MAGA dictators meet and fix it?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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“Emperor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emperor. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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