overlord
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈoʊvərˌlɔrd/
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gobernante
- Throughout history, many nations have been controlled by a powerful overlord who made all the important decisions.
- colonial overlords
- noble overlords
- former overlords
However, Nanua's sentiments towards their northern overlords would soon turn sour.
- However, Nanua's sentiments towards their northern overlords would soon turn sour.
- I for one, welcome our new pro-choice overlords, regardless of which party they are from.
- Google, of course, being our overlords, is directly related to to YouTube.
- I for one welcome our new electronic cart overlords.
- Smarter than some humans probably, but we'll save that for when our overlords are robot Jensens ruling the Earth.
- It treats women like malleable idiots and men like incredibly capable overlords.
- Yeah, they are my they are my corporate overlords.
- So ultimately, we are not zombie zombies to our bacterial overlords.
- And so that's the kind of attitude that says, you know, I welcome our new robotic overlords.
Examples
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This is a work phone, issued by our new corporate overlords.
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The newly installed German overlords were treating the enforced laborers, many of them Jews, with ruthless severity.
Academic text (2011) -
Are you ready to serve your Overlord?
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In turn, he joins their fight for freedom against the cruel overlord.
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If we did, you can bet our overlords would find a way to shut us down.
Blog text (8) -
The caliph may have remained the nominal overlord, but in practice, he had little power.
Academic text (2008) -
The Saxons will be no worse overlords than the Romans were.
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First, former feudal overlords were removed from power in exchange for substantial stipends.
Academic text (2016) -
Workers at the diggings resisted their involuntary vacation, but an Overlord was an Overlord.
Fiction book (1999) -
The people suffered under the rule of a cruel overlord who demanded total obedience.
Synonyms
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3.7
A person in charge of a group or place
422
4.8
A man who has power over people, like a ruler or noble
153
2.1
A person who has power over a country or its people
26
4.3
A person who has power because of their job or position
19
7.7
A ruler who has all power and treats people cruelly
16
8.4
A ruler in ancient Greece who took power by force and ruled cruelly
8
8.3
A ruler who has all power and treats people cruelly
4
9.3
A country, group, or person that is more powerful than others and leads them
3
9.9
A ruler who has complete power over a country and its people
3
8.4
A person who is the most important leader in a group or organization
1
7.0
A person who has most power and control in a place
1
9.9
A ruler who has almost total power and controls others
1
7.4
A person or thing that has control over others
1
4.1
A person or thing that has the most power in a group
1
9.9
A king or queen with complete power over a country
1
9.6
A person who thinks they have total control over people or events
1
9.9
A person who rules or controls others
A person or group much more powerful than others in an area
A person who tries to control others in a group
A person who beats others to win a contest or battle
Antonyms
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word overlord comes from two simple parts: over meaning 'above' and lord meaning 'master' or 'ruler'. So an overlord is someone who stands above others and has strong control over them.