as in king
a man who rules an empire
Roman emperors
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The story is a fictional account of the contentious relationship between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his rival, Antonio Salieri, the court composer of the Austrian emperor.
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Rome Cavalieri, Italy – The 15-Course Imperial Breakfast With its hilltop setting, lush gardens and rare art collection, Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel feels every bit the Roman emperor’s playground.
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Ginza is also just a short walk from the Imperial Palace, which is the main residence of the emperor of Japan.
—Terry Elward, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Ridley Scott’s 2023 film Napoleon tracks the emperor’s rise and fall through his relationship to his first wife.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Rome Cavalieri, Italy – The 15-Course Imperial Breakfast With its hilltop setting, lush gardens and rare art collection, Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel feels every bit the Roman emperor’s playground.
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Ginza is also just a short walk from the Imperial Palace, which is the main residence of the emperor of Japan.
—Terry Elward, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Ridley Scott’s 2023 film Napoleon tracks the emperor’s rise and fall through his relationship to his first wife.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emperor
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Edward was on the throne for less than a year, having been named king on Jan. 20, 1936, when King George V died.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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The first 20,000 fans will receive a Barry Bonds bobblehead, and Bonds will throw out the ceremonial first pitch in addition to other pregame festivities honoring the all-time home run king.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
12 July 2025
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In the series, following the Norman invasion of England, Rob (Patten) – a Saxon forester’s son – and Marian (McQueen) the daughter of a Norman lord – fall in love and work together to fight for justice and freedom.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
1 July 2025
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Presumably just as they were paid (or not) by lords and monarchs who commissioned musical works for weddings and entertainments before copyright law was a thing.—
Bill Hochberg,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The situation is made more challenging by the fact that our taxpayer also functions as the head a foreign sovereign — the Holy See.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The address marks only the second time in Canadian history that the reigning sovereign has opened parliament, and the third time that the British monarch has delivered the Speech from the Throne.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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Why don’t all the rich potentates, sheiks, oligarchs and MAGA dictators meet and fix it?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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With the pandemic, the year-round population of a once-seasonal resort town swelled with Manhattan refugees, those in the Trump orbit, and tech and finance potentates, many of them serious collectors like Ken Griffin and Steve Ross.—
Ben Widdicombe,
Vulture,
12 May 2025
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“Emperor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emperor. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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