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empire

empire

114 3.9
A group of businesses that one person or group owns and controls
  • noun
  • /ˈɛm.paɪər/
translation icon : imperio
  • In Argentina, where he settled, he built a media empire that was as big as or bigger than CMQ.
  • build an empire
  • media empire
  • expand an empire

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Examples

  • The reigning European champ hopes to extend their empire here.

  • Their successful pizza empire has stores nationwide.

  • And this guy created this massive real estate empire over a five year.

  • And it has been a joy to watch his empire grow.

  • Your father built an empire.

  • Their successful pizza empire has stores nationwide.

  • In this way, the bulk of the Allen empire went to the Nathanson group.

    Academic text (2006)
  • A loss could cost Hughes $ 137,000,000 and devastate his financial empire.

  • Frank, the son of a retired police officer, was building an empire in trucking, cable, and energy.

  • Let's not forget he started a worldwide fashion empire from London's East End, where he grew up.

Synonyms

conglomerate
vsempire
44 7.0

A large company made by joining several different companies in many industries

is a controlled group of diverse companies and organisations not only formed by merger

Antonyms

608 3.0

Freedom from control by others, for example when a country is free or a person supports themselves

Compounds

27 3.9

A large ancient state based in Rome that controlled much of Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia

A very tall building in New York City with a famous observation deck since 1931

Great Britain once ruled a large empire that included colonies like India, Canada, and Australia

A large Muslim empire from the late 1200s to World War I that ruled parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa

10 3.6

A nickname for the state of New York in the United States

A large ancient empire in southwest Asia started by Cyrus the Great and later conquered by Alexander the Great

A group of many states in central Europe that an emperor ruled from 962 to 1806

A large organization that has influence in many countries, often in business or politics

A large group of companies owned by one person or company that make newspapers, magazines, and books

The eastern part of the Roman Empire centered on Constantinople that lasted from about 395 to 1453

The eastern part of the Roman Empire that continued after 395 with its capital at Constantinople

An ancient kingdom along the Nile in northeast Africa ruled by kings called pharaohs

Empire Day
  • Archaic
9.9

A day on 24 May to celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday and the British Empire

A nickname for the U.S. state of Georgia for its economic and cultural importance in the South

An empire in India ruled by Mughal conquerors from 1526 to 1857

A large empire started by Genghis Khan in the 1200s that stretched across much of Asia into Europe

A country in Europe ruled by the Hohenzollern family from 1871 to 1919

A period when Napoleon III ruled France from 1852 to 1870

A large state the Ottomans ruled from the late 1200s to World War I

The western part of the Roman Empire after its split in 395 that ended in 476

The western part of ancient Rome that lasted from 395 to 476

How Big

conglomerate
44 7.0
empire
114 3.9
business
1.0

Surface Forms

empire singular
empires plural

Etymology

Empire also comes from the Latin imperium and the same root as emperor, keeping the idea of 'one ruler' or 'command'. A business empire is the same idea: many companies all controlled by one owner, like lands controlled by a single ruler.