transcription, транскрипция: [ oʊvə(r)lɔ:(r)d ]
( overlords)
1.
If you refer to someone as an overlord , you mean that they have great power and are likely to use it in a bad way. ( WRITTEN )
We really don’t want to be the overlords of the Palestinian population...
The running of Welsh rugby was left in chaos yesterday after a vote of no confidence in the game’s overlords.
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2.
In former times, an overlord was someone who had power over many people.
Henry II was the first king to be recognized as overlord of Ireland.
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