Second Empire

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noun

the empire established in France (1852–70) by Louis Napoleon: the successor to the Second Republic.

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How to use Second Empire in a sentence

Empire will be hate-watched and may set off some conversations on its way from fading from our minds.
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Gunshots rang out in Paris this morning on a second day of deadly violence that has stunned the French capital.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And as he adjusted to this change in circumstances, he screamed at himself a second time: Wait!
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A second document was titled: “Gambia Reborn: A Charter for Transition from Dictatorship to Democracy and Development.”
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If 29 vote for someone else, the race for speaker goes to a second ballot for the first time in almost 100 years.
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In treble, second and fourth, the first change is a dodge behind; and the second time the treble leads, there's a double Bob.
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On his head was the second-hand hat of some parvenu's coachman, gold lace, cockade and all.
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The beauty, the mystery,—this fierce sunshine or something—stir——' She hesitated for a fraction of a second.
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Roman Pane who accompanied Columbus on his second voyage alludes to another method of using the herb.
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He set down as the second the golden rule, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so to them.”
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British Dictionary definitions for Second Empire

Second Empire

noun

the imperial government of France under Napoleon III
the period during which this government functioned (1852–70)

the style of furniture and decoration of the Second Empire, reviving the Empire style, but with fussier ornamentation

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