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
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
The turmoil of his imaginary Imperium is rooted in the struggles of the real world.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2022
"It's driverless but not autonomous," said Koosha Kaveh, the chief executive of Imperium Drive, the company behind the trials.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2022
As the days went by and the production came nearer, the Imperium was charged with a busy excitement.
From Mummery A Tale of Three Idealists by Cannan, Gilbert
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