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satrap

noun

Definition of satrap

as in Caesar

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Recent Examples of satrap The ranks of the leadership are staffed, in large measure, with satraps and mediocrities. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 21 June 2025 The Belarusian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, is viewed largely as the Kremlin’s docile satrap. — Valerie Hopkins, BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2023 The quick collapse of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satraps unsettled both nations. — Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023 By contrast, given Russia's dominant role in the CU, joining that group would transform Yanukovych into a satrap of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, whom Yanukovych regards as the avatar of Russian arrogance. — Rajan Menon, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2011

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For the Bay Area’s uber-wealthy, backyards can become displays of success and power, such as Larry Ellison’s 23-acre Woodside property with private lake and tea house — his take on a 16th-century Japanese emperor’s palace.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
In one montage played for laughs, an emperor is squashed by a panda and a king is beheaded, although there is no blood or guts to speak of.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 July 2026

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The future king of Britain descends from American patriots who fought against the crown he is destined to inherit, according to a new book tracing Prince William's family tree.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
The Goodnight Suite is the crème de la crème of the property spanning almost 2,000 square feet and featuring a living room, dining room, and a bedroom with a king size bed.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026

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The two estranged princes – now fathers and husbands – have only seen one another a handful of times in the last four years.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
During his stay from July 7 to 11, the prince will carry out a series of charity engagements, and kick off the one-year countdown to the 2027 Invictus Games.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 5 July 2026

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Witkoff went from Qatar to Israel on Saturday and insisted on having a meeting with the prime minister on the afternoon of the Jewish sabbath—a violation of Israeli protocol rudely designed to remind Netanyahu who was the vassal and who was the suzerain.

— Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
Citizens of countries historically exploited by the West face higher financial and bureaucratic hurdles to access facilities and resources concentrated in their former suzerain.

— WIRED, WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022

Definition of suzerain

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The sultan learned about the American colonists’ war for independence indirectly, through the local French consul and European reports.

— Scott Spires Britannica Editors June 23, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026
They were welcomed by Oman’s foreign minister at the airport and are set to meet with Oman’s sultan for discussions.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 22 June 2026

Definition of sultan

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It was commissioned by Catherine the Great by 1787 as a companion to another work owned by the Russian empress, Servius Tullius as a Child Asleep beneath the Miraculous Flame (1783–85).

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 July 2026
The empress returns to her chambers to weep, only to be strangled by a eunuch under the noble consort’s orders.

— Lavender Au, The Dial, 30 June 2026

Definition of empress

Noun

For the challenge, the princess kept it casual, donning a T-shirt and a pair of red North Face mini shorts.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
According to Kensington Palace, the princess’s achievement is an unprecedented feat for a member of the British royal family.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026

Definition of princess

Noun

Trump held a call today with the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, to discuss strategic relations and the situation in the Middle East, the Qatari government said in a statement.

— Sarah Dean, NBC news, 12 June 2026
The emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, attended the last World Cup held in Qatar in 2022.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 12 June 2026

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