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kaiser

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Definition of kaiser

as in emperor

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Recent Examples of kaiser King, kaiser, czar, empire, democracy, European civilization, national honor—the reasons, in hindsight, make no sense. — George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025 Doorn’s most famous citizen at the time was Wilhelm II, the German kaiser (emperor) and king of Prussia from 1888 to 1918, who was living there in exile. — Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2024 Starting at the turn of the previous century, Heilbrunn showcases the myriad ways in which influential conservatives, including many prominent Republicans, fawned over strongmen like the German kaiser and various Cold War-era juntas. — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024 Von Tirpitz was appointed state secretary of the Imperial Naval Office in 1897 under Emperor Wilhelm II, the last kaiser of Germany and the final member of the House of Hohenzollern to be king of Prussia. — Chelsia Rose Marcius, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for kaiser

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Noun

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

Definition of emperor

Noun

The two estranged princes – now fathers and husbands – have only seen one another a handful of times in the last four years.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
During his stay from July 7 to 11, the prince will carry out a series of charity engagements, and kick off the one-year countdown to the 2027 Invictus Games.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 5 July 2026

Definition of prince

Noun

Guides spoke of the monthlong siege that ended only because of the treachery of a local noble who turned on the sultan and allowed British troops to scale the walls.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
The sultan learned about the American colonists’ war for independence indirectly, through the local French consul and European reports.

— Scott Spires Britannica Editors June 23, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026

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Garbrandt, once an undefeated bantamweight king, now holds a 15-8 record, with most losses coming by finish.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
Now much of their thinking has infiltrated nu-conservatism, and the rest of us have been forced to learn about Braden Peters, better known as Clavicular—the king of the looksmaxxing sphere.

— Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026

Definition of king

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An exceedingly select company gathered July 3 to witness the union of America's reigning pop empress and her championship tight end — a gentleman whose prowess extends far beyond the football field.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026
It was commissioned by Catherine the Great by 1787 as a companion to another work owned by the Russian empress, Servius Tullius as a Child Asleep beneath the Miraculous Flame (1783–85).

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of empress

Noun

Snow sings about getting her princess groove back, butts heads with her Evil Queen stepmother (a campy Gal Gadot) and gets a little help from her short new friends.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Diana’s sapphire choker was last worn in public in December 1996, when the princess became the first British royal to attend the Met Gala.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 9 July 2026

Definition of princess

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Many of them urged the shah to toughen up and crack down harder on protesters.

— Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
The book is described in promotional materials as providing vivid portraits of the lives of her mother, Farah Arvand, and her grandmother, princess Ashraf Palavi, sister of the last shah of Iran.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 May 2026

Definition of shah

Noun

This possibility diminished after the fall of the Soviet Union, when the remains of the tsar, his wife, and three of their daughters were identified in 1991.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026
DeSantis and Tom Homan, the White House immigration czar, announced last week that the detention has served its purpose and was shutting down.

— Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026

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