Collocations for empire - noun
1. group of countries
ADJ.
big, great, large, mighty, vast | colonial, overseas
the decline of the old colonial empires
the decline of the old colonial empires
VERB + EMPIRE
establish, found | dismantle
The Japanese empire was quickly dismantled.
The Japanese empire was quickly dismantled.
expand | lose
By now Britain had lost its empire.
By now Britain had lost its empire.
EMPIRE + VERB
grow | collapse, crumble, disintegrate
The mighty empire finally crumbled.
The mighty empire finally crumbled.
PHRASES
the break-up/decline/fall of an empire, part of an empire
a country that is still part of the empire
a country that is still part of the empire
2. group of companies/organizations
ADJ.
big, huge, large | little
(= used to criticize sb''s attitude to the things they control) All the bureaucrats jealously guarded their own little empires.
(= used to criticize sb''s attitude to the things they control) All the bureaucrats jealously guarded their own little empires.
business, commercial, financial, industrial, media
VERB + EMPIRE
build (up), create
He has built a huge business empire from humble beginnings.
He has built a huge business empire from humble beginnings.
EMPIRE + VERB
collapse, crumble
PHRASES
the collapse of an empire