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satrap

noun

Definition of satrap

as in Caesar

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Recent Examples of satrap 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 The Belarusian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, is viewed largely as the Kremlin’s docile satrap. — Valerie Hopkins, BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2023 By contrast, given Russia's dominant role in the CU, joining that group would transform Yanukovych into a satrap of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, whom Yanukovych regards as the avatar of Russian arrogance. — Rajan Menon, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2011

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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

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 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

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Citizens of countries historically exploited by the West face higher financial and bureaucratic hurdles to access facilities and resources concentrated in their former suzerain.

— WIRED, WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022
In buttressing Lukashenko’s regime, Russia became Belarus’s outright suzerain.

— Casey Michel, The New Republic, 1 Mar. 2022

Definition of suzerain

Noun

Prince Khālid ibn Barghash, Ḥamad’s cousin, moved himself into the palace and took the title of sultan while Ḥamad’s body was still warm.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Aug. 2026
The Ottomans also made use of a kind of oath of allegiance, known as ahdname, which early on took the form of a privilege granted by the sultan to the other side.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of sultan

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Chikankari is a delicate embroidery technique that goes back to the 17th century, when the Mughal empress Nur Jahan introduced it to India.

— Divia Thani, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
An exceedingly select company gathered July 3 to witness the union of America's reigning pop empress and her championship tight end — a gentleman whose prowess extends far beyond the football field.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Definition of empress

Noun

Plus, the contrasting sweatsuit-meets-princess-tulle energy of the dress and headband felt representative of the city’s eclectic style that Osaka loves.

— Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
Twenty-nine years have passed since then, yet the memory of the princess—an empathetic woman who defied convention, vulnerable yet rebellious, and imbued with a profound humanity—remains vivid and very much alive in the eyes of the entire world.

— Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of princess

Noun

The leader of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, traveled to Kuwait immediately after the Iranian attack for a meeting with the small, oil-rich nation's ruling emir.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 July 2026
The leader of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, traveled to Kuwait immediately after the Iranian attack for a meeting with the small, oil-rich nation’s ruling emir.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

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