imperium
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9.9
- noun
- /ɪmˈpɪr.i.əm/
- Specialized
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imperio
- It functions as the hegemonic power from which imperium over the Mediterranean is going to be transferred to Rome, and as the site of a process of seduction and betrayal that itself problematizes the moral stature of the Romans.
Examples
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The crews of the Imperium are not known for their bravery.
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Denial of the independence of ethnic feelings opened the way for totalitarian suppression of the languages, cultural values, and customs of diverse peoples living under the communist imperium.
Academic text (1991) -
Now the weapons left behind by the Imperium will help us hold our ground.
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The existence of these planets is rarely made obvious, but there are many of them throughout the Imperium.
Blog text (6) -
It represented the "Imperium," the power of the State.
Blog text (28) -
The oppression of the optimates was curtailed by the creation of a civil imperium under which both orders of society had equal status before the law, all persons being subject to the same laws.
Academic text (2005) -
Of course every member of your band would be greatly treasured by the Imperium, but there is no denying the one most sought after by the Honorable Regent is you.
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Even going back to more "pure" monarchical societies, such as the Roman Imperium, you see defeated populations moved into slavery or decimated to prove a point.
Blog text (15) -
Since the war began, Clay had come to admire the ravaged old President who continued to pursue, even as he was dying, the high business of reassembling the fragments of broken empires into a new pattern, with himself at the center, proud creator of the new imperium.
Academic text (1992) -
The Imperium was vast, encompassing many different cultures and territories under its rule.
Synonyms
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3.5
A group of countries that one ruler or government controls
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8.0
A territory that governs itself and was part of the British Empire
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9.9
Rule by an emperor over many lands
A land area controlled by a ruler or state
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Etymology
Imperium also came to mean the land or domain someone rules and is the same root as empire and emperor, words about 'rule' and 'power'. So when we speak of an imperium we mean the territory or dominion under that supreme authority.