potentates

plural of potentate

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Recent Examples of potentates In early-modern Europe, the Medicis and other potentates created what were the microfinance schemes of their time, lending small sums of money to poor citizens. Mark Malloch-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 15 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for potentates
Noun
  • In the 16th century, the Genoese Lomellini family secured a concession from the local rulers to harvest coral there.
    Miquel Ros, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
  • That run equals Drake’s longest streak of rulers on Rhythmic Airplay.
    Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Under sponsorship by monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria began a new era of vast exploration of the world.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Remarkably, 12 European countries are still ruled by monarchs—nearly one-third the world’s total—many of them small nations like Denmark and Monaco.
    Vivienne Walt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Wall Street, institutions and even sovereigns are migrating infrastructure onto the blockchain and ETH is well positioned to capture value through various channels.
    Todd Gordon, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Credit rating agencies are sharpening their focus on climate vulnerability, raising questions about whether sectors or sovereigns with large protection gaps could face higher borrowing costs.
    Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Exactly what was Paine’s problem with kings?
    Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
  • With war looming and chaos consuming the kingdom — drawing in the ruthless kings of other Scandinavian countries and even a powerful English ruler — the stage is set for a thundering, cataclysmic, compelling and utterly magical new Norse Saga.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Potentates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potentates. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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