SECOND EMPIRE Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase second empire. (close relations)
Definition of SECOND EMPIRE
Best Alternative Words for SECOND EMPIRE
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| authority | nounn | |||||||
noun • the power or right to give orders or make decisions • (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others • an expert whose views are taken as definitive • freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities • an administrative unit of government • official permission or approval • an authoritative written work | ||||||||
| dynasty | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family | ||||||||
| era | nounn | |||||||
noun • (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched • a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event • a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods | ||||||||
| governance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something • the act of governing; exercising authority | ||||||||
| jurisdiction | nounn | |||||||
noun • (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law • in law; the territory within which power can be exercised | ||||||||
| kingdom | nounn | |||||||
noun • a domain in which something is dominant • a country with a king as head of state • the domain ruled by a king or queen • a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state • the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia • a basic group of natural objects | ||||||||
| monarchy | nounn | |||||||
noun • an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority | ||||||||
| regime | nounn | |||||||
noun • the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit • (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet) | ||||||||
| reign | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful • the period during which a monarch is sovereign • royal authority; the dominion of a monarch verb • have sovereign power • be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance | ||||||||
| rule | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior • something regarded as a normative example • prescribed guide for conduct or action • (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice • a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct • the duration of a monarch's or government's power • dominance or power through legal authority • directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted • any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order • a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system • (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems • measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths verb • exercise authority over; as of nations • decide with authority • be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance • decide on and make a declaration about • have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac • mark or draw with a ruler • keep in check | ||||||||
| sovereignty | nounn | |||||||
noun • government free from external control • royal authority; the dominion of a monarch • the authority of a state to govern another state | ||||||||
