Thesaurus results for EMPERORSHIP

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a man who rules an empire Roman emperors

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plural of emperor

as in kings

a man who rules an empire Roman emperors

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Two of the emperor’s eligible successors are Hitachi, Naruhito’s 90-year-old uncle, and his younger brother Akishino, 60. — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 14 July 2026 To set the imperious tone, guests are greeted in reception by two marble and stone busts of Roman emperor Vespasian and general Marcus Agrippa. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2026

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Biden likened the matches to Roman gladiator fights staged by 1st century emperors during undemocratic times. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026 Ticker-tape parades have honored war veterans, presidents, emperors, Olympians, astronauts and others. — Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for emperor

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The turnaround shocked even heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk, whose face ringside was caught by TV cameras.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
The reunion was instead moved to Highgrove House, the king's country residence in Gloucestershire, England.

— Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 25 July 2026

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In fact, challenging the rules of the digital road the tech lords have lucratively paved for themselves, the cases are but three of more than 2,000 such suits moving through a plethora of courts across the land against social media companies.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 July 2026
Much of this episode focused on Rhaenyra’s uncomfortable interactions with various lords and ladies in King’s Landing, from a hostile High Septon to Lord Corlys Velaryon to her new dragonriders.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026

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Military service has long been at the heart of Britain's royal family, with the sovereign serving as the ceremonial head of the Armed Forces.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 22 July 2026
The centuries-old ceremony sees the sovereign symbolically accept the keys to the city of Edinburgh and immediately return them for safekeeping.

— Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Definition of sovereign

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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.

— CBS News, CBS News, 26 June 2026
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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