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Umpire vs. Empire — What's the Difference?

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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