| Main Entry: | empire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place ruled by sovereign; rule |
Synonyms: |
authority, command, commonwealth, control, domain, dominion, federation, government, people, power, realm, sovereignty, supremacy, sway, union |
| Main Entry: | domain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of expertise, rule |
Synonyms: |
authority, bailiwick, concern, demesne, department, discipline, district, dominion, empire, estate, field, home park, jurisdiction, land, neck of the woods, occupation, orbit*, power, province, quarter, realm, region, scope, slot, specialty, sphere, stomping grounds, terrain, territory, turf, walk, wing |
| Main Entry: | dominion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of rule; authority |
Synonyms: |
ascendancy, authorization, bailiwick, command, commission, control, country, demesne, district, domain, dominance, domination, empire, enclave, field, government, jurisdiction, management, power, preeminence, prepotence, prepotency, prerogative, privilege, property, province, realm, regency, regiment, regimentation, region, reign, rule, seniority, sovereignty, sphere, state, stomping grounds, supremacy, sway, terrain, territory, turf, walk |
Antonyms: |
outside |
| Main Entry: | dynasty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of rule |
Synonyms: |
absolutism, ascendancy, dominion, empire, government, house, regime, sovereignty, sway |
| Main Entry: | government |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | management, administration |
Synonyms: |
Uncle Sam, Washington, authority, bureaucracy, command, control, direction, domination, dominion, empire, execution, executive, governance, guidance, influence, jurisdiction, law, ministry, patronage, political practice, politics, polity, power, powers-that-be, predominance, presidency, regency, regime, regimentation, regulation, restraint, rule, sovereignty, state, statecraft, superintendence, superiority, supervision, supremacy, sway, the feds, union |
Antonyms: |
anarchy, chaos, coup, insurrection, lawlessness, mutiny, revolt, revolution |
| Main Entry: | jurisdiction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of authority |
Synonyms: |
administration, arbitration, area, authority, bailiwick, bounds, circuit, command, commission, compass, confines, control, discretion, district, domination, dominion, empire, extent, field, hegemony, influence, inquisition, judicature, limits, magistracy, might, orbit, power, prerogative, province, purview, range, reach, reign, right, rule, say, scope, slot, sovereignty, sphere, stomping grounds, supervision, sway, territory, turf*, zone |
| Main Entry: | kingdom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | historically, an area ruled by a monarch |
Synonyms: |
commonwealth, country, county, crown, division, domain, dominion, dynasty, empire, field, lands, monarchy, nation, possessions, principality, province, realm, reign, rule, scepter, sovereignty, sphere, state, suzerainty, sway, territory, throne, tract |
| Main Entry: | nation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | country with its own government |
Synonyms: |
body politic, commonwealth, community, democracy, domain, dominion, empire, land, monarchy, people, populace, population, principality, public, race, realm, republic, society, sovereignty, state, tribe, union |
| Notes: | country really refers to geographical characteristics while nation refers to political and social characteristics; country comes from Latin contrata (terra) 'the landscape in front of one, the landscape lying opposite to the view' and nation is from Latin nation-/natio 'race, class of person' a nation is made up of states - and a country is a nation defined geographically |
| Main Entry: | realm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of responsibility or rule |
Synonyms: |
branch, compass, country, department, dimension, domain, dominion, empire, expanse, extent, field, ground, kingdom, land, monarchy, neck of the woods, neighborhood, orbit, place, principality, province, purview, radius, range, reach, region, scope, sphere, state, stomping grounds, sweep, territory, turf*, world, zone |
| Main Entry: | reign |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rule, dominion |
Synonyms: |
administration, ascendancy, command, control, dynasty, empire, hegemony, incumbency, influence, monarchy, power, regime, sovereignty, supremacy, sway, tenure |