empire

  1. Noun.  A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.
  2. Noun.  A group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to a foreign power.
  3. Noun.  A state ruled by an emperor.
  4. Noun.  An expansive and wealthy corporation; e.g. "the McDonalds empire".

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