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Empire

ˈɛmpʌɪə

Empire definitions
noun
empire empires
  1. an extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state

    "the Roman Empire"

    • supreme political power over several countries when exercised by a single authority

      "he encouraged the Greeks in their dream of empire in Asia Minor"

    • absolute control over a person or group
  2. a large commercial organization owned or controlled by one person or group

    "her business empire grew"

    • an extensive sphere of activity controlled by one person or group

      "each ministry, each department had its own empire, its own agenda and worked to protect its turf"

adjective
empire
  1. 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
  2. denoting produce from the Commonwealth