Conglomerate vs Empire - What's the Difference?

Conglomerate

Empire

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
  • a composite rock made up of particles of varying size
Definition as Noun
  • a group of countries under a single authority
  • a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
  • an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple
  • a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
  • the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
Definition as Verb
  • collect or gather
Definition as Verb
Definition as Adjective
  • composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
Definition as Adjective

Examples

  • "the conglomerate peoples of New England"
  • "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"
  • "the British created a great empire"

Parts of Speech

Adjective, Noun, Verb
Noun