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emperor

noun

Definition of emperor

as in king

a man who rules an empire Roman emperors

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Recent Examples of emperor There will be no more messing around with draggy eye pencils or the emperor’s new eye shadows. — Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 17 Sep. 2026 It is believed that the artworks adorned either a domus—a private home belonging to a wealthy Roman family—or the Domus Aurea, a palace built by the Roman emperor Nero and covered over after his death. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 According to the Reza website, the brand actually dates back to the mid-1700s when the emperor of Persia selected the ancestors of the Reza family as custodians of the royal treasury eventually to serve as royal jewelers of Persia. — David Moin, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026 In this summery dish, the emperor’s rice is combined with quinoa to lighten things up, then tossed in a hot skillet with sweet cherry tomatoes, tender chard and shallots. — Laura McLively, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for emperor

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William will one day be king, with a formal role in the Church of England.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2026
Muñoz noted in his manuscript that the telescope belonged to the king and was made by Galileo.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

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Colombian police have arrested the wife and daughter of one of Ecuador's most powerful drug lords who was extradited to the United States last year, President Abelardo de la Espriella said Sunday.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Yes, those of us who are both excited and nervous about the promise of AI welcome the prospect of kings and clerics and populist politicians alike standing up to the tech lords — who, frankly, could use some perspectives other than their own.

— Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

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Only three African sovereigns hold investment grade ratings, according to a background note from the AU’s African Peer Review Mechanism (ARPM).

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Against encroaching social upheavals, the sovereign was resolutely the center of a mercantilist universe.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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The main drama involves a rural teen-age tee girl who recognizes the resort’s president as the potentate who evicted her family from their land.

— Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
With 775 rooms, the palace also provides office space for the royal bureaucracy and hosts lavish state dinners for visiting presidents and potentates.

— CBS News, CBS News, 26 June 2026

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