as in king
a man who rules an empire
Roman emperors
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The consequence of Constantine’s adoption of the faith was less a grand design than a lucky break; Roman emperors mostly had the life spans of gnats, and Constantine happened to avoid assassination.
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Drawing from recent archaeological discoveries, the documentary examines Roman emperor Caligula’s architectural legacy through a mix of expert insights and CG remodeling.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
When the basilica was erected, Constantinople, perched at the eastern end of the European continent and named after emperor Constantine the Great, was one of the most important capitals of Christendom.
—Danuta Hamlin, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
No one’s ever been more equipped to handle all the different duties of having his dad as the emperor.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emperor
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The king was photographed meeting Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni in Rome on Wednesday, at a time of international turmoil brought on by Donald Trump's tariffs.—
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And here is the reigning plus-minus king for both Dubuque and Western Michigan.—
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The agent and the drug lords Camarena, who was born in Mexico but raised in Calexico, was 37 years old on Feb. 7, 1985, when five gunmen abducted him off the street in Guadalajara near the U.S. Consulate.—
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In the series, following the Norman invasion of England, Rob (Patten) – a Saxon forester’s son – and Marian, the daughter of a Norman lord – fall in love and work together to fight for justice and freedom.—
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Since the 15th century, the number of recipients has been related to the years of the sovereign’s life.—
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The sovereign has no governmental power in the U.K. or influence on RAVEC.—
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The cover of the first issue of The New Yorker, dated Feb. 21, 1925, carried no portraits of potentates or tycoons, no headlines, no come-ons.—
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Or were all those billionaire potentates in the Capitol Rotunda — seated in front of Trump’s Cabinet picks — asserting their social, economic and cultural hegemony?—
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“Emperor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emperor. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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