See overlord on Wiktionary
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"text": "The crusty old professor was overlord of the history department, and few dared to cross his will.",
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"ref": "1994 February 24, David Mirkin, “Deep Space Homer”, in The Simpsons, season 5, episode 15, spoken by Kent Brockman:",
"text": "One thing is for certain, there is no stopping them; the ants will soon be here. And I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords.",
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},
{
"ref": "2009, Charles Stross, The Jennifer Morgue, page 239:",
"text": "Fluffy is wearing a diamond collar that belongs in the Tower of London with a platoon of Beefeaters standing guard over it. \"I for one welcome our new feline overlords.\"",
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},
{
"ref": "2023 February 23, Michael Levenson, quoting Sheila Williams, “Science Fiction Magazines Battle a Flood of Chatbot-Generated Stories”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:",
"text": "“It’s not like young authors need to worry about being supplanted now,” Ms. Williams said. “It’s a worry. But it’s got a ways to go, at least. They haven’t become our overlords yet.”",
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"sense": "subinfeudating lord",
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"sense": "pej. master",
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"sense": "pej. master",
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
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"sense": "a ruler of other rulers",
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"masculine"
],
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "a ruler of other rulers",
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"masculine"
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mbrʒanebeli",
"sense": "a ruler of other rulers",
"word": "მბრძანებელი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "baṭoni",
"sense": "a ruler of other rulers",
"word": "ბატონი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "siuzereni",
"sense": "a ruler of other rulers",
"word": "სიუზერენი"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a ruler of other rulers",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Oberherr"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a ruler of other rulers",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "epikyríarchos",
"sense": "a ruler of other rulers",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "επικυρίαρχος"
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{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "igemónas",
"sense": "a ruler of other rulers",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ηγεμόνας"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a ruler of other rulers",
"word": "legfőbb úr"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "a ruler of other rulers",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "lénsdrottinn"
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{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "a ruler of other rulers",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "lénsherra"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "a ruler of other rulers",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "ard-aire"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "a ruler of other rulers",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ardtiarna"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a ruler of other rulers",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "signore supremo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a ruler of other rulers",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sovrano"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "haō",
"sense": "a ruler of other rulers",
"word": "覇王"
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "vládetel",
"sense": "a ruler of other rulers",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "вла́детел"
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"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "a ruler of other rulers",
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "a ruler of other rulers",
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"masculine"
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"word": "царь"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "verxóvnyj knjazʹ",
"sense": "a ruler of other rulers",
"word": "верхо́вный князь"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a ruler of other rulers",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
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"word": "överherre"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
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"word": "hűbérúr"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "gospodar",
"sense": "anyone with overarching power or authority in given domain",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "господар"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "anyone with overarching power or authority in given domain",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "signore feudale"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "góspodar",
"sense": "anyone with overarching power or authority in given domain",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "го́сподар"
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{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "móḱnik",
"sense": "anyone with overarching power or authority in given domain",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "мо́ќник"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "anyone with overarching power or authority in given domain",
"word": "señor feudal"
}
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"Terms with Georgian translations",
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"ref": "1937, Rodgers and Hart (lyrics and music), “Johnny One Note”:",
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}
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