overlord
noun
over·lord
ˈō-vər-ˌlȯrd 
1
: a lord over other lords : a lord paramount
2
a
: an absolute or supreme ruler
b
: one having great power or authority
a corporate overlord
Examples of overlord in a Sentence
He is the overlord of the underground gambling industry.
Recent Examples on the Web
The museum, a repository of more than eight million artifacts from around the world, most of them acquired during Britain’s reign as an imperial overlord, holds not just classical sculptures but also Anglo-Saxon weapons, Chinese ceramics, Assyrian wall panels, and the Rosetta Stone.
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Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
In both sagas, both overlords eventually meet their downfall, along with the collapse of their totalitarian government.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
Speciality buyers, for one, will be happy to welcome these new alien overlords.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Stealing is what corporate overlords know how to do.
—Kristen Roupenian, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2024
The film is co-distributed by Searchlight and L.A. Times Studios, so a victory here would make my overlords happy.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
During the Cold War, the overlords of the Eastern bloc used art to portray an idealized communist life.
—Suzanne Nossel, Foreign Affairs, 29 Feb. 2024
This spoilsport effort has become fodder for late-night comedy routines and gripes about liberal overlords such as Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg banishing all fun.
—Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2024
Regional leaders have described the behavior of the central government, which holds more power than in federal systems like the United States’, as that of a colonial overlord.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
In both sagas, both overlords eventually meet their downfall, along with the collapse of their totalitarian government.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
Speciality buyers, for one, will be happy to welcome these new alien overlords.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Stealing is what corporate overlords know how to do.
—Kristen Roupenian, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2024
The film is co-distributed by Searchlight and L.A. Times Studios, so a victory here would make my overlords happy.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
During the Cold War, the overlords of the Eastern bloc used art to portray an idealized communist life.
—Suzanne Nossel, Foreign Affairs, 29 Feb. 2024
This spoilsport effort has become fodder for late-night comedy routines and gripes about liberal overlords such as Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg banishing all fun.
—Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2024
Regional leaders have described the behavior of the central government, which holds more power than in federal systems like the United States’, as that of a colonial overlord.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
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overlord
noun
over·lord
ˈō-vər-ˌlȯ(ə)rd
1
: a lord who rules over other lords
2
: an absolute or supreme ruler
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