26984 words

empire

4 definitions • 8 examples
1
a group of countries ruled by a single person, government, or country:

Examples:

the Holy Roman Empire
2

Examples:

In the space of just ten years, her company has grown from one small retail outlet to a multi-million-dollar empire.
3
a group of countries ruled by a single person, government, or country:

Examples:

the British/Soviet Empire
4
a large group of businesses that are controlled by a powerful company or person:

Examples:

build/create/expand an empire Entrepreneur Rocco Forte built his empire from budget hotels and motorway services.
control/run an empire Besides running a fashion empire, he also functioned as director of no less than three banks.
a business/property empire
a gobal/international/worldwide empire

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