Umpire vs. Empire — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Umpire and Empire
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Umpire
(in some sports) an official who watches a game or match closely to enforce the rules and arbitrate on matters arising from the play.
Empire
An empire is a sovereign state made up of several territories and peoples subject to a single ruling authority, often an emperor. A state can become an empire either by a narrow definition through having an emperor and being named as such, or by a broad definition as stated above as an aggregate territory under the rule of supreme authorities such as the Roman Empire.
Umpire
Act as an umpire in a game or match
He could be seen regularly umpiring for the club
He umpired the World Cup final
Empire
An extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state
The Roman Empire
Umpire
(Sports) A person appointed to rule on plays, especially in baseball.
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Empire
A large commercial organization owned or controlled by one person or group
Her business empire grew
Umpire
A person appointed to settle a dispute that mediators have been unable to resolve; an arbitrator.
Empire
Denoting a style of furniture, decoration, or dress fashionable chiefly during the First Empire in France. The decorative style was neoclassical but marked by an interest in Egyptian and other ancient motifs.
Umpire
To act as referee for; rule or judge.
Empire
Denoting produce from the Commonwealth.
Umpire
To be or act as a referee or an arbitrator.
Empire
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a neoclassic style, as in clothing or the decorative arts, prevalent in France during the early 1800s.
Umpire
The official who presides over a tennis match sat on a high chair.
Empire
A variety of apple having dark red skin and white flesh.
Umpire
(cricket) One of the two white-coated officials who preside over a cricket match.
Empire
A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.
Umpire
(baseball) One of the officials who preside over a baseball game.
The umpire called the pitch a strike.
Empire
The territory included in such a unit.
Umpire
(American football) The official who stands behind the line on the defensive side or next to the referee on the offensive side.
The umpire must keep on his toes as the play often occurs around him.
Empire
An extensive enterprise under a unified authority:a publishing empire.
Umpire
(Australian rules football) A match official on the ground deciding and enforcing the rules during play. As of 2007 the Australian Football League uses three; in the past there were two or just one. The other officials, the goal umpires and boundary umpires, are usually referred to by those phrases.
Empire
Imperial or imperialistic sovereignty, domination, or control:the extension of empire to distant lands.
Umpire
(law) A person who arbitrates between contending parties.
Empire
A political unit, typically having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations (especially one comprising one or more kingdoms) and ruled by a single supreme authority.
The Russian empire
Umpire
(curling) The official who presides over a curling game.
Empire
A political unit ruled by an emperor or empress.
The Empire of Vietnam was a short-lived client state of Japan governing Vietnam between March 11 and August 23, 1945.
Umpire
To act as an umpire in a game.
Empire
The group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to an imperial power (foreign to them), when distinguished from the native territory of that power; imperial possessions.
Umpire
(transitive) To decide as an umpire.
Empire
An expansive and powerful enterprise under the control of one person or group.
The McDonald's fast food empire
Umpire
A person to whose sole decision a controversy or question between parties is referred; especially, one chosen to see that the rules of a game, as cricket, baseball, or the like, are strictly observed.
A man, in questions of this kind, is able to be a skillful umpire between himself and others.
Empire
(Absolute) control, dominion, sway.
Umpire
A third person, who is to decide a controversy or question submitted to arbitrators in case of their disagreement.
Empire
Alternative case form of Empire.
Umpire
To decide as umpire; to arbitrate; to settle, as a dispute.
Judges appointed to umpire the matter in contest between them, and to decide where the right lies.
Empire
Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion.
Over hell extendHis empire, and with iron scepter rule.
Umpire
To perform the duties of umpire in or for; as, to umpire a game.
Empire
The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely of a king), usually of greater extent than a kingdom, always comprising a variety in the nationality of, or the forms of administration in, constituent and subordinate portions; as, the Austrian empire.
Empire carries with it the idea of a vast and complicated government.
Umpire
To act as umpire or arbitrator.
Empire
Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason.
Another force which, in the Middle Ages, shared with chivalry the empire over the minds of men.
Umpire
An official at a baseball game
Empire
The domain ruled by an emperor or empress
Umpire
Be a referee or umpire in a sports competition
Empire
A group of countries under a single authority;
The British empire
Empire
A monarchy with an emperor as head of state
Empire
A group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
Empire
An eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple
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