satrap

noun

Definition of satrapnext
as in Caesar

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Recent Examples of satrap The ranks of the leadership are staffed, in large measure, with satraps and mediocrities. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 21 June 2025 The quick collapse of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satraps unsettled both nations. — Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023 The Belarusian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, is viewed largely as the Kremlin’s docile satrap. — Valerie Hopkins, BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2023 By contrast, given Russia's dominant role in the CU, joining that group would transform Yanukovych into a satrap of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, whom Yanukovych regards as the avatar of Russian arrogance. — Rajan Menon, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for satrap
  1. emperor
  2. king
  3. prince
  4. suzerain
  5. sultan
  6. empress
  7. princess
  8. emir
Noun
  • The archeological ruins of the Villa of Tiberius, the Roman emperor who ruled from 17 to 42 CE, were long rumored to lie somewhere between Rome and Naples.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus, a general and ally to the emperor Augustus who helped quash an uprising known as the Ceretani Revolt.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026
Definition of emperor
Noun
  • Staterooms are boutique-hotel luxurious, featuring king beds and private balconies for sunrise coffees.
    — Stephanie Orma, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • And the wandering king’s son and heir, Telemachus (Tom Holland), is convinced his father is still alive and sets off to find him.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of king
Noun
  • The Targaryen prince does not order his own dragon to pursue.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier, sources told CNN that the crown prince raised concerns over plans to strike Iran during the call.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of prince
Noun
  • Citizens of countries historically exploited by the West face higher financial and bureaucratic hurdles to access facilities and resources concentrated in their former suzerain.
    — WIRED, WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022
  • In buttressing Lukashenko’s regime, Russia became Belarus’s outright suzerain.
    — Casey Michel, The New Republic, 1 Mar. 2022
Definition of suzerain
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
Definition of sultan
Noun
  • 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
  • The Donkey Princess focuses on Diana, the princess of an ancient kingdom, whose father, King Arthur, has forbidden love.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The Danish Royal House told local media that the princess would waive both the salary and allowance.
    — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of princess
Noun
  • The leader of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, traveled to Kuwait immediately after the Iranian attack for a meeting with the small, oil-rich nation's ruling emir.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 July 2026
  • The leader of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, traveled to Kuwait immediately after the Iranian attack for a meeting with the small, oil-rich nation’s ruling emir.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of emir

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