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im·pe·ri·um

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–noun, plural -pe·ri·a

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1.	command; supreme power.

2.	area of dominion; sphere of control or monopoly; empire.

3.	a nation having or exerting supreme power; superpower.

4.	Law. the right to command the force of the state in order to enforce the law.

[Origin: 1645–55; < L: supreme administrative power, authority, empire, equiv. to imper(āre) to rule (see imperative) + -ium -ium

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im·pe·ri·um Audio Help (ĭm-pîr'ē-əm) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. im·pe·ri·a (-pîr'ē-ə)

Absolute rule; supreme power.
A sphere of power or dominion; an empire.
Law The right or power of a state to enforce the law.

[Latin; see empire.]

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imperium
noun
1.	the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised [syn: empire]
2.	supreme authority; absolute dominion

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Imperium

Im*pe"ri*um\, n.; pl. Imperia. [L. See Empire.]

1. Supreme power; absolute dominion; empire.

2. (Law) The right to command, which includes the right to employ the force of the state to enforce the laws. It is one of the principal attributes of the executive power.

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