imperium
Americannoun
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command; supreme power.
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area of dominion; sphere of control or monopoly; empire.
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a nation having or exerting supreme power; superpower.
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Law. the right to command the force of the state in order to enforce the law.
noun
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(in ancient Rome) the supreme power, held esp by consuls and emperors, to command and administer in military, judicial, and civil affairs
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the right to command; supreme power
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a less common word for empire
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of imperium
1645–55; < Latin: supreme administrative power, authority, empire, equivalent to imper ( āre ) to rule ( see imperative) + -ium -ium
Example Sentences
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By sorting truth from deceit, holding the adage that humanity’s greatest weapon is the lie, the Sisterhood wields influence throughout the galactic Imperium by inserting their representatives at the side of every ruler.
From Salon • Nov. 17, 2024
Part of the galactic empire of the Imperium, which is ruled by the Padishah Emperor Shaddam, Arrakis is vital because it offers a necessary resource — spice — that exists nowhere else.
From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024
Imperium Drive's Kaveh said as more self-driving cars - which are more predictable than humans - hit the roads the number of edge cases will drop, "but you will never get to zero edge cases."
From Reuters • Sep. 12, 2022
He also made a brief foray into Hollywood as a co-executive producer on the 2016 horror film Imperium, starring Daniel Radcliffe.
From BBC • Aug. 17, 2022
"Imperium et Libertas" are two words which sound pleasantly in young English ears: the possession of a mighty Empire, and the enjoyment of that "thrice sweet and gracious goddess," Liberty.
From John Bull, Junior or French as She is Traduced by O'Rell, Max
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