[{"word":"empires","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A political unit, typically having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations (especially one comprising one or more kingdoms) and ruled by a single supreme authority.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"the Russian empire"},{"definition":"A political unit ruled by an emperor or empress.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The Empire of Vietnam was a short-lived client state of Japan governing Vietnam between March 11 and August 23, 1945."},{"definition":"A group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to a foreign power.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An expansive and powerful enterprise under the control of one person or group.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"the McDonald's fast food empire"},{"definition":"(Absolute) control, dominion, sway.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/empire","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/empires"]}]