empirenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈem.paɪər/us/ˈem.paɪr/empire noun [ C ] (COUNTRIES)
C1 a group of countries ruled by a single person, government, or country:
the Holy Roman Empire
See also
imperial
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- the tsarist empire
- the Austro-Hungarian empire
- It used to be said that Britain ruled an empire on which the sun would never set.
- The temple ruins are a distant reminder of a vanished empire.
- This century saw the dismemberment of the empire.
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Colonisation & self-government
- annex
- autonomous
- autonomy
- client state
- colonial
- crown colony
- decolonization
- dependency
- devolution
- devolve
- independence
- Independence Day
- nationalism
- nationalist
- neocolonialism
- self-government
- self-rule
- separatism
- separatist
- the British Empire
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empire noun [ C ] (ORGANIZATION)
C1 a very large and important business or organization:
In the space of just ten years, her company has grown from one small retail outlet to a multi-million-dollar empire.
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- He owns a huge publishing empire.
- Carter rapidly expanded his business empire.
- It is the world's largest media and entertainment empire.
- His corporate empire collapsed and about $666 million of pension fund assets were found to be missing.
- Her business empire brought her wealth beyond the dreams of avarice.
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Organizations, Societies & clubs
- Assn
- Assoc
- association
- book club
- brotherhood
- commission
- committee
- fan club
- FC
- feeder club
- foundation
- friendly society
- housing association
- insignia
- monolith
- secret society
- select committee
- society
- the lower orders idiom
- the old guard
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Enterprises