as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
you'll have to ask that guy—the project is his fiefdom
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Recent Examples of fiefdom
Maybe allowing one man to turn an authoritarian system that was benefiting myriad interest groups into a personalist fiefdom that risks everything isn’t such a good idea, after all.
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Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2022
Forward on Arsenal contract ‘mistake’, life in Saudi, robbery in Barcelona
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is a defining footnote in the story of how Arsenal became Mikel Arteta’s fiefdom.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Four days after the fall of the Assad dynasty in Syria, the foreign powers that have carved the Arab-majority country up into competing fiefdoms are still trying to come to terms with a dizzying situation.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The culprit for Intel’s woes comes from a different place — an organizational structure and compensation system that pits internal fiefdoms against each other, says an industry expert who requested anonymity to maintain his relationship with the company.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2022
Forward on Arsenal contract ‘mistake’, life in Saudi, robbery in Barcelona
Getty Images; design: Eamonn Dalton
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is a defining footnote in the story of how Arsenal became Mikel Arteta’s fiefdom.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Four days after the fall of the Assad dynasty in Syria, the foreign powers that have carved the Arab-majority country up into competing fiefdoms are still trying to come to terms with a dizzying situation.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The culprit for Intel’s woes comes from a different place — an organizational structure and compensation system that pits internal fiefdoms against each other, says an industry expert who requested anonymity to maintain his relationship with the company.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiefdom
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Pep Guardiola needs fresh creativity in the attacking midfield area and Wirtz would have been perfect for this role.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Even better, the alfresco dining area is shaded by an orchard, next to an herb garden.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
22 Mar. 2025
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Mercury in Pisces is a completely different vibe — one that pulls us away from the hard facts and into the realms of intuition, imagination and spirituality.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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That's being challenged now in so many ways—in the realm of AI and the prevalence of misinformation as a weapon, whether on social media or in politics and elsewhere.—
Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2025
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For a long time, video games were seen as the domain of young White men.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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In exploring this connectivity, Lindeman extends the reach of her music further than ever, while also continuing to grow the Weather Station’s sound into a vespertine orchestral domain all its own.—
Sheldon Pearce,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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Weiss, the team’s quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator, was originally put on leave in January 2023 while the school’s police department investigated unspecified computer access crimes.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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He’s worked in newsrooms all across the country, including overseeing the USA TODAY sports department.—
David Ammenheuser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2025
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The best among them can turn the disparate elements of theater into something seamlessly whole.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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Poor defense returns After cleaning up elements of their defensive play during their recent road trip, the Rangers slipped into poor habits almost immediately against Calgary.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
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Critics pointed to his role in the dissolution of the monasteries, an initiative of the English Reformation that saw most of the kingdom’s abbeys and priories shut down, their art and relics destroyed and their wealth diverted to fill the king’s coffers.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
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These included newspapers from the northern kingdom, and royal almanacs that the king had kept.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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Against Boston, the 25-year-old gave up 6 hits, 5 runs and 4 walks in 3 2/3 innings for the Philadelphia Athletics.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Her routine also consisted of workouts at the Alo Wellness Club, mindful walks and quiet recovery.—
Alexandra Pastore,
Footwear News,
26 Mar. 2025
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As open fields and forests are being paved over, the natural life cycle of fireflies is disrupted as these luminescent beetles are displaced.—
Patrick Connolly,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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Now teams that miss out on the NCAA tournament on selection Sunday are added to the 32-team NIT field, which uses home court sites until the semifinal and final rounds.—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Fiefdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiefdom. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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