world conqueror

Empire-spanning tyrant

A world conqueror is someone who has subjugated or seeks to subjugate all nations under their rule.

Historical figures like Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan earned the title through military conquest.

The term often carries grandiose or ironic overtones: He fancies himself a world conqueror, but he can't even manage his own department.

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Genghis · Napoleon · empire · dominion · throne · bend the knee · armies · invasion · crown · ruler · warlord · glory · ambition · subjugation · vanquish · legions · total war · march

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scope of ambition

world conquerorregional leader

Authority over local territory

petty king · provincial governor · tribal chief · parish priest · nobody

mode of influence

world conquerorpacifist

Anti-violence believer

Mahatma Gandhi · peacemaker · Jesus Christ · Mother Teresa · Martin Luther King Jr.

power orientation

world conquerorservant

One employed to serve

slave · subject · vassal · serf · ascetic

Family

world, conquer, worlds, worldly, worldliness, unworldly, otherworldly, conquers, conquered

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Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG