empire
império
[C/U] Both
pl: empires
Esta palavra carrega um forte peso de poder e expansão. Ela sugere um ponto central de controle que se irradia para fora, absorvendo territórios ou empresas menores.
Existe um sentido inerente de escala e dominância que a diferencia de um reino ou de uma empresa comum.
Countable when referring to specific historical political entities like the British Empire. Uncountable when referring to the general concept of imperial rule and expansion.
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