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
Examples of overlord in a Sentence
He is the overlord of the underground gambling industry.
Recent Examples on the Web
For a time in the 1800s, Ukrainian-language translations and staging of Shakespeare’s works were forbidden by Russian overlords.
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Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
Dan Schneider, the disgraced overlord of Nickelodeon’s golden era, was first accused of misconduct in 2018, when Hollywood was reckoning with the abuse baked into the industry amid the Me Too movement.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2024
In essence, by acting without coordination with its ostensible overlord, Hamas precipitated a dangerous crisis that has threatened to engulf Tehran, as well.
—Joost Hiltermann, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2024
Blumenthal does not want the public to have to rely on his and his colleagues’ interpretation of an intelligence service briefing on TikTok’s use against Americans by its Chinese Communist Party overlords.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2024
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Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
Dan Schneider, the disgraced overlord of Nickelodeon’s golden era, was first accused of misconduct in 2018, when Hollywood was reckoning with the abuse baked into the industry amid the Me Too movement.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2024
In essence, by acting without coordination with its ostensible overlord, Hamas precipitated a dangerous crisis that has threatened to engulf Tehran, as well.
—Joost Hiltermann, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2024
Blumenthal does not want the public to have to rely on his and his colleagues’ interpretation of an intelligence service briefing on TikTok’s use against Americans by its Chinese Communist Party overlords.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2024
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“Overlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overlord. Accessed 2 Jul. 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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