imperium
nounAbsolute rule; supreme power.
nounA sphere of power or dominion; an empire.
nounIn 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
Empire; an empire
nounSupreme power; absolute dominion; empire.
nounThe 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.
nounSupreme power;
The right to command the force of the state,
supreme authority; absolute dominion
nounthe domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised