Thesaurus results for OVERLORD

overlord

noun

Definition of overlord

as in dictator

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Recent Examples of overlord Militia commanders were already feeling slighted by their British overlords, and London’s stranglehold on trade and manufacturing caused still more resentment. — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 The story line has nothing to do with Queen but instead centers on a tale about rebel Earthlings overthrowing their cruel overlords. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 18 June 2026 Yes, other Hollywood depictions of the future had predicted similar technology over the years, but guess what year Apple overlord Steve Jobs announced the breakthrough videotelephony product known as FaceTime? — Dan Snierson, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026 Some tech observers think that the Palantir overlord sees the end times coming, but his real motivation is likely much more mundane and self-interested. — David Futrelle, Washington Post, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for overlord

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Noun

Some even called for a national dictator who could take the crisis in hand and get the economy functioning again.

— Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
There’s a dictator, and that’s the guy that’s throwing the yellow hankies.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of dictator

Noun

Plato warned that an unhealthy democracy can easily fall prey to a tyrant.

— Kenneth Michael White, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
Some of the rumors, and a few of the reports at the time, paint Khrzhanovsky as a tyrant who went mad with power, like Colonel Kurtz in Heart of Darkness (or maybe Francis Ford Coppola making Apocalypse Now).

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of tyrant

Noun

Failing to recognize that flaw has been the downfall of emperors and autocrats.

— Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Along the route taken by tourists and pilgrims are several steles marking ritual proclamations made on behalf of emperors during the first year of each reign.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of emperor

Noun

This was demonstrated in Hungary in April, when opposition leader Péter Magyar convincingly won an election against a long-ruling, right-wing authoritarian.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Sep. 2026
And the solution is simply to replace the corrupt, racist authoritarian with a governing party that respects the rule of law, equality, and basic decency.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026

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