overlord
noun
over·lord
ˈō-vər-ˌlȯrd 
1
: a lord over other lords : a lord paramount
2
a
: an absolute or supreme ruler
b
: one having great power or authority
a corporate overlord
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He is the overlord of the underground gambling industry.
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Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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After Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski went on their show and welcomed our new insect overlords?
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Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Léa Seydoux, The Beast In Bertrand Bonello’s softly devastating sci-fi romance, Léa Seydoux plays a futuristic lab employee in a world where AI overlords urge humans to purge their DNA of all imperfections by revisiting their past lives and eliminating strong emotions.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
After Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski went on their show and welcomed our new insect overlords?
—Keith Olbermann, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
In the nineteenth century, as the cost of its independence, Haiti had to pay France—its erstwhile colonial overlord—reparations.
—Martín Abregú, Foreign Affairs, 27 Nov. 2024
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overlord
noun
over·lord
ˈō-vər-ˌlȯ(ə)rd
1
: a lord who rules over other lords
2
: an absolute or supreme ruler
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