empire
noun
[ ˈɛmpʌɪə ]
• an extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state.
• "the Roman Empire"
Similar:
kingdom,
realm,
domain,
territory,
province,
commonwealth,
federation,
confederation,
power,
world power,
superpower,
jurisdiction,
res publica,
• a large commercial organization owned or controlled by one person or group.
• "her business empire grew"
Similar:
organization,
corporation,
multinational,
conglomerate,
consortium,
company,
business,
firm,
operation,
institution,
establishment,
body,
empire
adjective
• denoting a style of furniture, decoration, or dress fashionable chiefly during the First Empire in France. The decorative style was neoclassical but marked by an interest in Egyptian and other ancient motifs.
• denoting produce from the Commonwealth.
Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin imperium, related to imperare ‘to command’ (see emperor).
