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: a staff or baton borne by a sovereign as an emblem of authority
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: royal or imperial authority : sovereignty
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Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Rulers even carried scepters fashioned in his image during dances and processions.
—James L. Fitzsimmons, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Patrick Smith, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2022
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Noun
The garment was discovered in Tomb II alongside a golden scepter, oak wreath and diadem of Persian origins and near depictions of Persian gazelles in the tomb's frieze.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Rulers even carried scepters fashioned in his image during dances and processions.
—James L. Fitzsimmons, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
People file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign's orb and scepter, lying in state on the catafalque in Westminster Hall on Sept. 15, 2022, in London.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2022
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“Scepter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scepter. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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