Definition of "empires" []

• Plural form of empire. (noun)

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• "The outstanding and fatal problem with the builders of empires is that they have more to lose than anybody else, which has always in history sown the seeds of destruction for those who would try to rule the world."
• "Insofar as 'imperialism' might be used to refer to an intellectual position, it would imply the belief that the acquisition and maintenance of empires is a positive good, probably combined with an assumption of cultural or other such superiority inherent to imperial power."
• "AP: How does Cash Money compare to other rap label empires?"