From Middle English empire, from Old French empire, empere, from Latin imperium, inperium (“command, control, dominion, sovereignty, a dominion, empire”), from imperare, inperare (“to command, order”), from in (“in, on”) + parare (“to make ready, order”). Doublet of empery and imperium.
Meanings
(alt-of, not-comparable) Alternative letter-case form of Empire.
From Middle English empire, from Old French empire, empere, from Latin imperium, inperium (“command, control, dominion, sovereignty, a dominion, empire”), from imperare, inperare (“to command, order”), from in (“in, on”) + parare (“to make ready, order”). Doublet of empery and imperium.
Meanings
A political state, often a monarchy, that has achieved a much greater current size than its initial size by conquering surrounding territories, cities or nations.
the Russian empire
States and empires fail when they are no longer the solution, they are the problem. 2022 February 7, Charles Hugh Smith, How Empires Die:
A political unit ruled by an emperor or empress.
The Empire of Vietnam was a short-lived client state of Japan governing Vietnam between March 11 and August 23, 1945.
The group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to an imperial power (foreign to them), when distinguished from the native territory of that power; imperial possessions.
British people [...] continued to believe in empire. It was what gave Britain a unique role in the world, and in return Britain had drawn strength from its empire to enable it to survive two great wars that had wrecked so many of its competitors. Imperial management in the twentieth[…] 2001 August 2, P. J. Marshall, The Cambridge Illustrated History of the British Empire, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 105:
Since Britain imported mainly foodstuffs from its empire, no preferences could be granted to the colonies without Britain first imposing a tariff on foodstuffs imported from other countries. 2021 April 13, Daniel Verdier, Democracy and International Trade: Britain, France, and the United States, 1860-1990, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 139:
An expansive and powerful enterprise under the control of one person or group.
“Revenues for Jackson's non-profit empire sky-rocketed from $4 million in 1997, to more than $14 million just two years later.” 2002, Evelyn L. Damore, The Rattle and Hiss of the Tin Gods, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 111:
The Mafia never forgave Castro but Lansky had already laid the foundations of a mob gambling empire all over the Caribbean […] 2009, Martin Short, The Rise of the Mafia, Kings Road Publishing, →ISBN:
the McDonald's fast food empire
(qualifier:Absolute) control, dominion, sway.
[…] could gain some political strength for the pope, but in so doing the pope would lose the uniqueness and supremacy of his empire over souls: […] 2010, Stefania Tutino, Empire of Souls: Robert Bellarmine and the Christian Commonwealth, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 270:
With infinite complacency men went to and fro over this globe about their little affairs, serene in their assurance of their empire over matter. 1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 1:
The brutality, the unthinking, the unreflecting character of the barbarians were so great, that the new faith, the new feelings with which they had been inspired, exercised but a very slight empire over them. 1881, François Guizot, The History of Civilization from the Fall of the Roman Empire to the French Revolution..., page 122:
Each master whim maintains its hour of empire,
And obstinately faithful to its dictates 1781, Horace Walpole, The Mysterious Mother, Act 1 Scene 1:
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numerous or extensive territories) · de Kaiserreich (political unit ruled by an emperor) · ta சாம்ராஜ்யம் (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · ne साम्राज्य (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · is ríki (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · hak 帝國 /帝国 (political unit ruled by an emperor) · bg импе́рия (political unit ruled by an emperor) · kmr şahînşahî (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · sk cisárstvo (political unit ruled by an emperor) · da imperium (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · io imperio (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · hu császárság (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · vo lampörän (political unit ruled by an emperor) · el αυτοκρατορία (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · th จักรวรรดิ (political unit ruled by an emperor) · lv impērija (enterprise under the control of one person) · lb Räich (political unit ruled by an emperor) · uk імпе́рія (group of states) · vi đế quốc (political unit ruled by an emperor) · fi imperiumi (group of states) · be імпе́рыя (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · pl imperium (political unit ruled by an emperor) · as সাম্ৰাজ্য (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · eo imperio (enterprise under the control of one person) · mn эзэнт гүрэн (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · osx rīki (political unit ruled by an emperor) · nb keiserdømme (political unit ruled by an emperor) · hak 帝國 /帝国 (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · ug ئىمپېرىيە (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · fi imperiumi (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · nl keizerrijk (political unit ruled by an emperor) · fa-ira اِمْپِراتوری (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · wuu 帝國 /帝国 (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · he אִימְפֶּרְיָה (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · hy կայսրություն (enterprise under the control of one person) · ru ца́рство (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · pt império (enterprise under the control of one person) · yue 帝國 /帝国 (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · ka იმპერია (political unit ruled by an emperor) · tk imperiýa (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · mi emepaea (political unit ruled by an emperor) · bn সাম্রাজ্য (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · fi valtakunta (enterprise under the control of one person) · tr imparatorluk (political unit ruled by an emperor) · eu inperio (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · ce импери (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · es imperio (political unit ruled by an emperor) · tl imperyo (political unit ruled by an emperor) · mn ᠡᠵᠡᠨᠲᠦ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ (political unit ruled by an emperor) · km អាណាចក្រ (enterprise under the control of one person) · hy կայսրություն (political unit ruled by an emperor) · scn mpiru (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · ja 帝国 (group of states) · sq perandori (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · nn rike (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · fi imperiumi (enterprise under the control of one person) · sk impérium (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · da kejserdømme (political unit ruled by an emperor) · lt imperija (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · hu birodalom (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · nb imperium (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · et keisririik (political unit ruled by an emperor) · ce импери (political unit ruled by an emperor) · fa-ira شاهَنْشاهی (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · lt imperija (political unit ruled by an emperor) · ky империя (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · sv imperium (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · da kejserrige (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · be імпе́рыя (political unit ruled by an emperor) · bo ཡུལ་ཁམས (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · gd ìmpireachd (group of states) · de Imperium (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · cs říše (enterprise under the control of one person) · ga impireacht (political unit ruled by an emperor) · rup duvleti (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · mr साम्राज्य (political unit ruled by an emperor) · sh ца̏ревина (political unit ruled by an emperor) · lv impērija (group of states) · ang rīċe (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · szl cysŏrzstwo (political unit ruled by an emperor) · pl imperium (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · cmn 帝國 /帝国 (political unit ruled by an emperor) · fi valtakunta (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · ur شاہَنْشَہی (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · km ចក្រភព (political unit ruled by an emperor) · ca imperi (group of states) · ru импе́рия (political unit ruled by an emperor) · sk ríša (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · lij inpêro (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · ca imperi (political unit ruled by an emperor) · cu цѣсарьствиѥ (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · gl imperio (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · sl cesarstvo (political unit ruled by an emperor) · ko 제국 (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · pt império (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · tg империя (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · ro împărăție (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · hy կայսրություն (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · sh ца̑рство (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · el αυτοκρατορία (group of states) · es imperio (group of states) · fr empire (political unit ruled by an emperor) · ja 帝国 (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · ur سامْراجْیَہ (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · ja 王朝 (enterprise under the control of one person) · tl imperyo (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · mwl ampério (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · uz imperiya (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · it impero (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · ta பேரரசு (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · mn ноёрхол (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · kmr împaratorî (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · ga impireacht (group of states) · cmn 帝國 /帝国 (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · nn keisarrike (political unit ruled by an emperor) · cs císařství (political unit ruled by an emperor) · af keiserryk (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · da rige (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · sv rike (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · el αυτοκρατορία (political unit ruled by an emperor) · km អាណាចក្រ (political unit ruled by an emperor) · bo རྒྱལ་སྲིད (political unit ruled by an emperor) · te సామ్రాజ్యము (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · et impeerium (enterprise under the control of one person) · gd ìmpireachd (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · de Weltreich (group of states) · mr साम्राज्य (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · cy ymerodraeth (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · nn keisardøme (political unit ruled by an emperor) · nl rijk (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · ms empayar (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · uk імпе́рія (political unit ruled by an emperor) · cdo 帝國 /帝国 (political unit ruled by an emperor) · is keisaradæmi (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · oc impèri (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · io imperio (group of states) · bg импе́рия (group of states) · ko 제국 (political unit ruled by an emperor) · sh cȃrstvo (political unit ruled by an emperor) · bo རྒྱལ་སྲིད (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · stq Riek (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · osx rīki (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · tr imparatorluk (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · de Kaiserreich (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · de Imperium (group of states) · eo imperio (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · mn хаант улс (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · io imperio (political unit ruled by an emperor) · ru импе́рия (group of states) · enm emperie (political unit ruled by an emperor) · fur imperi (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · ro imperiu (political unit ruled by an emperor) · az imperatorluq (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · be iмпэ́рыя (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · my အင်ပါယာ (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · hu impérium (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · ps شهنشاهي (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · sa साम्राज्य (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · kk империя (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · sh cȁrevina (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · bg ца́рство (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · it impero (political unit ruled by an emperor) · sh cȃrstvo (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · da imperium (enterprise under the control of one person) · pap imperio (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · enm empire (political unit ruled by an emperor) · lt imperija (group of states) · ko 제정 (political unit ruled by an emperor) · ar إِمْبِرَاطُورِيَّة (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · ru импе́рия (enterprise under the control of one person) · sh cȁrevina (political unit ruled by an emperor) · uk імпе́рія (enterprise under the control of one person) · hi साम्राज्य (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · cmn 帝國 /帝国 (group of states) · nan-hbl 帝國 /帝国 (political unit ruled by an emperor) · da kejserrige (political unit ruled by an emperor) · da imperium (group of states) · ga impireacht (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · bg импе́рия (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · fr empire (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · kn ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯ (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · el αυτοκρατορία (enterprise under the control of one person) · am ግዛት (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · yi אימפּעריע (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · et impeerium (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · wuu 帝國 /帝国 (political unit ruled by an emperor) · pt império (political unit ruled by an emperor) · az imperiya (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · bo གོང་མའི་རྒྱལ་ཁབ (group of states) · id imperium (group of states) · bo ཡུལ་ཁམས (group of states) · la imperium (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · cs říše (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · pa ਸਾਮਰਾਜ (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · th จักรวรรดิ (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · pl cesarstwo (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · fa-ira اِمْپِراطوری (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · nb keiserrike (political unit ruled by an emperor) · sh ìmpērīja (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · sv imperium (group of states) · ca imperi (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · ang rīċe (political unit ruled by an emperor) · rup vãsilii (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · hi सल्तनत (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · ps امپراتوري (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · hi साम्राज्य (group of states) · io imperio (enterprise under the control of one person) · be ца́рства (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · ja 帝政 (political unit ruled by an emperor) · af ryk (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · gd ìmpireachd (political unit ruled by an emperor) · mk империја (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · or ସାମ୍ରାଜ୍ଯ (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · uk імпе́рія (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · id kekaisaran (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · mt imperu (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · ast imperiu (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · cs impérium (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · hy կայսրություն (group of states) · ta சாம்ராஜ்யம் (enterprise under the control of one person) · km ចក្រភព (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · sv imperium (enterprise under the control of one person) · sh ца̑рство (political unit ruled by an emperor) · eo imperio (political unit ruled by an emperor) · id kekaisaran (political unit ruled by an emperor) · fo ríki (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · lv impērija (political unit ruled by an emperor) · sv imperium (political unit ruled by an emperor) · fi keisarikunta (political unit ruled by an emperor) · de Reich (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · pt império (group of states) · oc empèri (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · bo རྒྱལ་སྲིད་རྒྱས་པ (political unit ruled by an emperor) · ja 企業帝国 (enterprise under the control of one person) · ta பேரரசு (political unit ruled by an emperor) · ru импе́рия (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · rup amirãrilji (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) · et impeerium (group of states)