imperium
command; supreme power.
area of dominion; sphere of control or monopoly; empire.
a nation having or exerting supreme power; superpower.
Law. the right to command the force of the state in order to enforce the law.
Origin of imperium
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How to use imperium in a sentence
Boehner has no sense of imperium, and no apparent ability to threaten or intimidate rank-and-file members into falling in line.
Fiscal Cliff Vote Fails Due to Republican Theology on Taxes | Daniel Gross | December 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd Pandit never ruled with the imperium that used to come with this office.
Citi CEO Vikram Pandit Unexpectedly Quits—Let the Conspiracy Theories Begin | Daniel Gross, Matthew Zeitlin | October 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTObtenditur Regin imperium, interponitur etiam Gubernatoris auctoritas.
Walk down to the imperium with me, Harry, and have a bit of lunch.
Tristram of Blent | Anthony HopeThat same afternoon he went over to the imperium to vote at the election of members.
Tristram of Blent | Anthony Hope
They were a band of aristocrats dwelling in a democracy, an imperium in imperio.
American Sketches | Charles WhibleyYou know, however, in this world that there is another world—orb within orb—an imperium in imperio—the Exclusives.
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British Dictionary definitions for imperium
/ (ɪmˈpɪərɪəm) /
(in ancient Rome) the supreme power, held esp by consuls and emperors, to command and administer in military, judicial, and civil affairs
the right to command; supreme power
a less common word for empire
Origin of imperium
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