evil empire

collocation in English

meaningsofevilandempire

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evil
adjective
uk
/ˈiː.vəl/us
/ˈiː.vəl/
morally bad, cruel, or ...
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empire
noun[C]
uk
/ˈem.paɪər/us
/ˈem.paɪr/
a group of countries ruled by a single person, government, ...
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(Definition ofevilandempirefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Firstly, this sample cites a colonial war story that pits rebels against anevilempire: is this a message to the majors?
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The "evilempire" was no longer beyond the pale.
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In those days that indeed was anevilempire.
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Is it not infinitely preferable that the measure is being considered in this place, rather than imposed on us by that alien andevilempire?
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How did we defeat thatevilempire?
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Early in his first term, the president attacked the rival superpower as theevilempire.
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Other empires also have a financial incentive to fight wars against theevilempire.
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It is at the intersection of the mainstream and shadow economies that the rogue gangmasters begin to ply their trade and build their evil empires.
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