imperium
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Definition of imperium
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Synonyms for imperium
Synonyms
ascendance (also ascendence), ascendancy (also ascendency), dominance, domination, dominion, hegemony, predominance, predominancy, preeminence, reign, sovereignty (also sovranty), supremacy
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In all those eras of past glory, Russia and Belarus were part of a single imperium: neither man will have missed that point. — Erasmus, The Economist, "Why Vladimir Putin took an atheist to an ancient monastery," 21 July 2019 China is already cultivating its economic imperium via the Belt and Road Initiative, a plan to build infrastructure for trade and to invest heavily in resource-rich developing economies. — The Economist, "Sino-American interdependence has been a force for geopolitical stability," 23 June 2018 Yet the emerging imperium is more a result of the Communist Party’s exercise of hard power, including economic coercion, than the product of a gravitational pull of Chinese ideas or contemporary culture. — Edward Wong, New York Times, "A Chinese Empire Reborn," 5 Jan. 2018 President Xi Jinping is the avatar of the new imperium. — Edward Wong, New York Times, "A Chinese Empire Reborn," 5 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'imperium.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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