overlord

noun

Definition of overlordnext
as in dictator

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Recent Examples of overlord The story line has nothing to do with Queen but instead centers on a tale about rebel Earthlings overthrowing their cruel overlords. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 18 June 2026 Yes, other Hollywood depictions of the future had predicted similar technology over the years, but guess what year Apple overlord Steve Jobs announced the breakthrough videotelephony product known as FaceTime? — Dan Snierson, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026 Some tech observers think that the Palantir overlord sees the end times coming, but his real motivation is likely much more mundane and self-interested. — David Futrelle, Washington Post, 4 June 2026 After a brief burst of good ratings results, CBS News is once against under a dark cloud of allegations of MAGA appeasement and corporate-overlord overreach. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for overlord
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlord
  1. dictator
  2. tyrant
  3. despot
  4. king
  5. emperor
  6. prince
  7. authoritarian
  8. satrap
Noun
  • For years the company has rewritten its own rules, redesigned its products, and even bent to the demands of dictators to preserve market access.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian dictator Omar Torrijos signed the Carter-Torrijos Treaties transferring control of the Panama Canal from the United States to Panama by 2000.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of dictator
Noun
  • Netanyahu brands Erdogan an ‘antisemitic tyrant’ Netanyahu and Katz have pushed back on the political motivation narrative, warning instead of an impending Turkish footprint in Syria.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Some tin-pot tyrant decides their country really owns part of another and invades.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of tyrant
Noun
  • Nevermind that by this stage the 48-year-old despot had a seeping abscess on his left leg and could barely walk.
    — Eva Wolchover, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In this telling, Ivan appears as a precursor to Stalin and other ruinous Russian despots.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of despot
Noun
  • Across the country, churches and city halls opened specially on Saturday so people could light candles, write down their thoughts about the deceased king in condolence books.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Haakon was to address the people of Norway in his first speech as king on Saturday night in which he is expected to eulogize his father.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of king
Noun
  • The law favors male heirs, but the emperor and empress have none to offer.
    — Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
  • No wait, that's someone else, but the parallels between Annese and Indiana head coach and God-emperor of college football, Curt Cignetti, are striking.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of emperor
Noun
  • The prince, Ashitaka, encounters a forest-dwelling young woman called San on his journey and the two become friends, teaming up to help save the forest and end his curse.
    — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 Aug. 2026
  • At the time, there was a fear that the Germans might attempt to depose Haakon VII and turn the young prince into a puppet king.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of prince
Noun
  • And the solution is simply to replace the corrupt, racist authoritarian with a governing party that respects the rule of law, equality, and basic decency.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Erdoğan has undoubtedly turned into a full-blooded authoritarian, cracking down on his opposition at home while waging dubious wars overseas.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Definition of authoritarian
Noun
  • The ranks of the leadership are staffed, in large measure, with satraps and mediocrities.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
  • The quick collapse of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satraps unsettled both nations.
    — Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Definition of satrap

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