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a
: a member of the lowest grade of the peerage in Great Britain
b
: a nobleman on the continent of Europe of varying rank
c
: a member of the lowest order of nobility in Japan
3
: a joint of meat consisting of two sirloins or loins and legs not cut apart at the backbone
a baron of beef
4
: a man who possesses great power or influence in some field of activity
a cattle baron
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a media baron who owns newspapers, television and radio stations, and even several cable networks
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When Bezos acquired The Washington Post for $250 million in 2013, its value to the tech baron was largely reputational.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
While the Rubiales trial took 18 months to be investigated and tried, the regional barons who have long dominated the federation successfully headed off the government’s talk of electoral reform.
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
The tech barons are mere clerks and shopkeepers in disguise.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
The Walker Guesthouse was commissioned by Walter W. Walker, the grandson of the Minnesota lumber baron T.B. Walker and the art collector who established the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 13 Feb. 2025
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
While the Rubiales trial took 18 months to be investigated and tried, the regional barons who have long dominated the federation successfully headed off the government’s talk of electoral reform.
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
The tech barons are mere clerks and shopkeepers in disguise.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
The Walker Guesthouse was commissioned by Walter W. Walker, the grandson of the Minnesota lumber baron T.B. Walker and the art collector who established the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Baron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baron. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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baron
noun
bar·on
ˈbar-ən 
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: a member of the lowest rank of the British nobility
2
: a person of great power or influence
a cattle baron
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