imperium

noun

Absolute rule; supreme power.

noun

A sphere of power or dominion; an empire.

noun

In Roman antiquity, a military chief command; specifically, the authority to command the national military forces, conferred by a special law upon a general or upon the governor of a province. See imperator.

noun

Empire; an empire

noun

Supreme power; absolute dominion; empire.

noun

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.

noun

Supreme power; dominion.

noun

The right to command the force of the state, sovereignty.

noun

supreme authority; absolute dominion

noun

the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised