overlords

noun

Definition of overlordsnext
plural of overlord
as in tyrants

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  1. tyrants
  2. dictators
  3. princes
  4. emperors
Noun
  • The Middle East is a region of tyrants, from Iran to Saudi Arabia.
    John Feffer, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The greatest of all tyrants thunders onto screen in this thrilling story of fossil discovery by three young boys.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of tyrants
Noun
  • But in the early decades of the country's modern history, dictators and military juntas enforced martial law to squash political rivals and pro-democracy movements, often citing unsubstantiated threats from North Korea as the reason.
    Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Its indictments against incumbent dictators such as Russia’s Vladimir Putin have been laughed off.
    Eugene Kontorovich, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of dictators
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  • The cohort will be honored at a virtual ceremony on Thursday, with the princes issuing separate congratulatory messages.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
  • If this is how princes of the church behave, perhaps the rest of us aren’t so bad after all.
    Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of princes
Noun
  • There, Lucius and his fellow gladiators must mount a full-scale attack on a warring ship for the entertainment of thousands of Romans watching, including its unhinged sibling emperors, Geta and Caracalla (Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger).
    Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Corruption flourishes under the rule of decadent Roman emperors Geta (Joseph Quinn) and Caracalla (Fred Hechinger).
    Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of emperors
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