overlord
noun
over·lord
ˈō-vər-ˌlȯrd 
1
: a lord over other lords : a lord paramount
2
a
: an absolute or supreme ruler
b
: one having great power or authority
a corporate overlord
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He is the overlord of the underground gambling industry.
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In 1652, British settlers in America defied their royal overlords by setting up a mint in Boston.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
Instead, a new AI named Kokoro disrupts Skynet’s attack, hijacking household robots to act as her army and installing herself as a quasi-benevolent overlord in Tokyo.
—Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
Maggie setting Marge on fire to stop her mom from chopping her into pieces with a kitchen knife is more subversive — and upsetting — than any Disney-era dig from The Simpsons at its corporate overlords.
—Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Many of these sexagenarians have built empires from the ground up, guided their companies through mergers, spinoffs and acquisitions, and have skillfully steered their workforces through an ever-revolving series of corporate overlords.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
Instead, a new AI named Kokoro disrupts Skynet’s attack, hijacking household robots to act as her army and installing herself as a quasi-benevolent overlord in Tokyo.
—Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
Maggie setting Marge on fire to stop her mom from chopping her into pieces with a kitchen knife is more subversive — and upsetting — than any Disney-era dig from The Simpsons at its corporate overlords.
—Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Many of these sexagenarians have built empires from the ground up, guided their companies through mergers, spinoffs and acquisitions, and have skillfully steered their workforces through an ever-revolving series of corporate overlords.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Overlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overlord. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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overlord
noun
over·lord
ˈō-vər-ˌlȯ(ə)rd
1
: a lord who rules over other lords
2
: an absolute or supreme ruler
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