Empire Roman Business Noun Bre ˈempaɪə(R ˈempaɪər Bureaucrats

• the roman empire
• a business empire
• all the bureaucrats jealously guarded their own little empires.
• by now britain had lost its empire.

empire

1. a group of countries or states that are controlled by one ruler or government
• the Roman empire
2. a group of commercial organizations controlled by one person or company
• a business empire

Extra Examples

• All the bureaucrats jealously guarded their own little empires.
• By now Britain had lost its empire.
• He has built a huge business empire from humble beginnings.
• The Japanese empire was quickly dismantled.
• The mighty empire finally crumbled.
• a country that is still part of the empire
• the decline of the old colonial empires
• the staff who help run his hotel empire
• The Ottoman Empire began to decline in the late eighteenth century.
• The story describes the growth of the vast empire of Alexander the Great.
• These invasions almost led to the collapse of the Roman Empire.

Word Origin

• Middle English: via Old French from Latin imperium, related to imperare ‘to command’, from in- ‘towards’ + parare ‘prepare, contrive’.