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Is Modern-Day America an empire or not? I say yes. Others say adamantly no. Let's hash this out.
The definitions of empire according to the Oxford English Dictionary are:
Given those definitions and providing supporting proof can you answer the question to the satisfaction of others here?
Cheers.
Evilroddy.
The definitions of empire according to the Oxford English Dictionary are:
Noun:
1) An extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state.
in names ‘the Roman Empire’
1.1) A mass noun: Supreme political power over several countries when exercised by a single authority.
‘he encouraged the Greeks in their dream of empire in Asia Minor’
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1.2) An archaic mass noun: Absolute control over a person or group.
2A) A large commercial organization owned or controlled by one person, group or state.
‘her business empire grew’
2.1) An extensive sphere of activity controlled by one person, group or state.
‘each ministry, each department had its own empire, its own agenda and worked to protect its turf’
Given those definitions and providing supporting proof can you answer the question to the satisfaction of others here?
Cheers.
Evilroddy.