empire

empire
    n 1: the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over
         which imperial dominion is exercised [syn: {empire},
         {imperium}]
    2: a group of countries under a single authority; "the British
       created a great empire"
    3: a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
    4: a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run
       as a single organization [syn: {conglomerate}, {empire}]
    5: an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as
       both an eating and a cooking apple
    

Empire \Em"pire\, n. [F., fr. L. imperium a command,
   sovereignty, dominion, empire, fr. imperare. See {Emperor};
   cf. {Imperial}.]
   1. Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion. "The empire of
      the sea." --Shak.
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            Over hell extend
            His empire, and with iron scepter rule. --Milton.
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   2. The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries
      under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely
      of a king), usually of greater extent than a kingdom,
      always comprising a variety in the nationality of, or the
      forms of administration in, constituent and subordinate
      portions; as, the Austrian empire.
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            Empire carries with it the idea of a vast and
            complicated government.               --C. J. Smith.
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   3. Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule;
      sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason. "Under the
      empire of facts." --M. Arnold.
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            Another force which, in the Middle Ages, shared with
            chivalry the empire over the minds of men. --A. W.
                                                  Ward.
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   {Celestial empire}. See under {Celestial}.

   {Empire City}, a common designation of the city of New York.
      

   {Empire State}, a common designation of the State of New
      York.

   Syn: Sway; dominion; rule; control; reign; sovereignty;
        government; kingdom; realm; state.
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empire
 n.

   Any of a family of military simulations derived from a game written by
   Peter Langston many years ago. A number of multi-player variants of
   varying degrees of sophistication exist, and one single-player version
   implemented for both Unix and VMS; the latter is even available as
   MS-DOS/Windows freeware. All are notoriously addictive. Of various
   commercial derivatives the best known is probably "Empire Deluxe" on
   PCs and Amigas.

   Modern empire is a real-time wargame played over the internet by up to
   120 players. Typical games last from 24 hours (blitz) to a couple of
   months (long term). The amount of sleep you can get while playing is a
   function of the rate at which updates occur and the number of
   co-rulers of your country. Empire server software is available for
   Unix-like machines, and clients for Unix and other platforms. A
   comprehensive history of the game is available at
   http://www.empire.cx/infopages/History.html. The Empire resource site
   is at http://www.empire.cx/.
    

empire

   <games> Any of a family of military simulations derived from a
   game written by Peter Langston many years ago.  Five or six
   multi-player variants of varying degrees of sophistication
   exist, and one single-player version implemented for both
   {Unix} and {VMS}; the latter is even available as {MS-DOS}
   {freeware}.  All are notoriously addictive.

   [{Jargon File}]

   (1995-08-06)
    

Empire, AL
  Zip code(s): 35063
Empire, CO (town, FIPS 24620)
  Location: 39.75970 N, 105.68260 W
  Population (1990): 401 (222 housing units)
  Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Empire, LA (CDP, FIPS 23725)
  Location: 29.41189 N, 89.61061 W
  Population (1990): 2654 (979 housing units)
  Area: 13.8 sq km (land), 6.1 sq km (water)
Empire, MI (village, FIPS 25980)
  Location: 44.81317 N, 86.05894 W
  Population (1990): 355 (244 housing units)
  Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 49630
Empire, NV
  Zip code(s): 89405
Empire, OH (village, FIPS 25368)
  Location: 40.51096 N, 80.62502 W
  Population (1990): 364 (147 housing units)
  Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    

Empire, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
   Population (2000):    3903
   Housing Units (2000): 1214
   Land area (2000):     1.584183 sq. miles (4.103015 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.584183 sq. miles (4.103015 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            22622
   Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
   Location:             37.644298 N, 120.907592 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Empire, CA
    Empire
    

Empire, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado
   Population (2000):    355
   Housing Units (2000): 179
   Land area (2000):     0.252498 sq. miles (0.653967 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.252498 sq. miles (0.653967 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            24620
   Located within:       Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
   Location:             39.760319 N, 105.682995 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Empire, CO
    Empire
    

Empire, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
   Population (2000):    300
   Housing Units (2000): 139
   Land area (2000):     0.328554 sq. miles (0.850952 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.328554 sq. miles (0.850952 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            25368
   Located within:       Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
   Location:             40.510729 N, 80.623446 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Empire, OH
    Empire
    

Empire, LA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Louisiana
   Population (2000):    2211
   Housing Units (2000): 923
   Land area (2000):     5.321991 sq. miles (13.783894 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    2.345763 sq. miles (6.075499 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    7.667754 sq. miles (19.859393 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            23725
   Located within:       Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
   Location:             29.398586 N, 89.608501 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Empire, LA
    Empire
    

Empire, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan
   Population (2000):    378
   Housing Units (2000): 276
   Land area (2000):     1.150843 sq. miles (2.980669 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.085745 sq. miles (0.222079 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.236588 sq. miles (3.202748 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            25980
   Located within:       Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
   Location:             44.810749 N, 86.059044 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     49630
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Empire, MI
    Empire
    

EMPIRE. This word signifies, first, authority or command; it is the power to 
command or govern those actions of men which would otherwise be free; 
secondly, the country under the government of an emperor but sometimes it is 
used to designate a country subject to kingly power, as the British empire. 
Wolff, Inst. Sec. 833. 
    

101 Moby Thesaurus words for "empire":
      administration, ally, archduchy, archdukedom, authority,
      body politic, buffer state, caliphate, captive nation, chieftaincy,
      chieftainry, city-state, civil government, claws, clutches, colony,
      command, commonweal, commonwealth, control, country, county,
      czardom, direction, discipline, dispensation, disposition, domain,
      dominion, duchy, dukedom, earldom, emperorship, empery,
      form of government, free city, governance, government, grand duchy,
      grip, hand, hands, imperialism, iron hand, jurisdiction, kaiserdom,
      kinghood, kingship, land, majesty, management, mandant, mandate,
      mandated territory, mandatee, mandatory, nation, nationality,
      oversight, polis, political organization, polity, possession,
      power, principality, principate, protectorate, province,
      puppet government, puppet regime, queenhood, queenship, raj,
      rajaship, realm, regime, regimen, regnancy, regulation, reign,
      republic, royalty, rule, satellite, seneschalty, settlement,
      sovereign nation, sovereignty, state, sultanate, sultanship,
      superpower, supervision, sway, system of government, talons,
      territory, the crown, the throne, toparchia, toparchy