empire

noun

ˈem-ˌpī(-ə)r How to pronounce empire (audio)
Definition of empirenext
as in conglomerate
a group of businesses or enterprises under one control the media mogul's empire consists of newspapers, TV stations, and cable companies

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Recent Examples of empire Rice is an experienced corporate executive who spent nearly three decades navigating Rupert Murdoch‘s media empire, serving as president of 21st Century Fox and CEO of Fox Networks Group. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Capone had taken over Chicago’s bootlegging empire in 1925 and grown it into a criminal enterprise that was reportedly pulling in more than $100 million annually. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026 But in Central Asia, far from the empire’s center, local artists sometimes used the mosaics to deviate from the official agenda. — Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026 Together, the couple built a multimillion-dollar religious and commercial empire, which included Heritage USA, a massive Christian theme park in South Carolina. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for empire
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conglomerate
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  • India will be the world's third-largest retail market by 2030, according to Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries.
    — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • At age 90, collector François Pinault, founder of the Kering luxury conglomerate and the investment holding company Artémis, isn’t getting any younger.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of conglomerate

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“Empire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empire. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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