superoverlord

English

Etymology

From super- ‎ overlord.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suːpəɹˈəʊvə(ɹ)lɔː(ɹ)d/
• Hyphenation: su‧per‧o‧ver‧lord

Noun

superoverlord (plural superoverlords)

1. (rare) A superior or supreme overlord.
   • 1941, United States of America Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 77th Congress, First Session, Volume 87, Part 2, February 19, 1941, to March 18 1941 (Pages 1149 to 2348)‎^[1], page 1965:

     Just recently it was disclosed that the superoverlords of the utility industry subsidized eastern college professors to the extent of several hundred thousand dollars to write articles favorable to the private power companies.

   • 1976, Alvin Rabushka, Value for Money: The Hong Kong Budgetary Process‎^[2], Hoover Institution Press, page 158:

     And another of the unofficials felt that "the Financial Secretary will be a superoverlord. Since these matters are monetary in the last resort, he must balance resources and priorities."

   • 1976, United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service, Daily Report: People's Republic of China, Issues 243-252‎^[3], U.S. Foreign Broadcast Information Service, page 7:

     "However, the more frantically the Brezhnev clique seeks hegemony over the seas, the more it will unmask its features as socai-imperialism, thus triggering even stronger indignation and resistance from the people of all the countries in the world, including the soviet people. We are positive that Soviet revisionism's decision to be a sea superoverlord will surely be swept away by the raging tide of the boundless, turbulent ocean."