iron throne
Blade-forged monarchy symbol
The Iron Throne is the seat of power in George R.R.
Martin's fantasy series *A Song of Ice and Fire* and its television adaptation *Game of Thrones*—a jagged chair forged from the swords of defeated enemies.
The phrase has become shorthand for any ultimate position of authority that people scheme and fight to occupy: Everyone's jockeying for the iron throne once the CEO retires.
- kingMale crowned ruler
- swordsEdged fighting weapons
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- rulerOne who governs
- rightful heirPerson legally due inheritance
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Feudal bound labor
exile · powerlessness · slavery · subjugation · the gallows
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Down-stuffed sleeping cushion
recliner · warm embrace · La-Z-Boy · rocking chair · hammock
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Disorder from absent authority
chaos · power vacuum · interregnum · civil war · empty throne
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