Sentence examples for hold supreme from inspiring English sources

And actually there should be no contest, because Titian's three great paintings hold supreme sway and define Diana.

Most point to the division of authority between a government led by the reformist and relatively moderate President Hassan Rouhani and the hardline clerics who hold supreme power.

In times of military emergency, when unity of command was sometimes necessary, Rome appointed a dictator in place of the consuls, who, however, could not hold supreme military command for longer than six months.

Campaigner Guy Grieve of the Ethical Shellfish Company thinks chefs hold supreme power in bringing maligned shellfish to the masses, but also that we need to shake off the belief that it's something purely for summer holidays.

A universal caliphate open to all Muslims of all ethnicities from Morocco to Indonesia (See the first commentary) to hold supreme office of the caliph is a heresy that very few theologians are likely to accept as a viable paradigm.

The dictator held supreme military command for no longer than six months.

They held supreme power, and some of them were distinguished soldiers; yet they were not military despots.

There were two consuls, who not only controlled the treasury and held supreme authority in government but also led troops, necessitating their absence from Rome for extended periods.

The constable's military duties and judicial powers increased until, by the mid-14th century, he held supreme military command of the army.

To triumph in republican times a man was required to have been a magistrate cum imperio (holding supreme and independent command) who had won a major land or sea battle in the region considered his province, killing at least 5,000 of the enemy and ending the war.

Although the emperor held supreme power, he more often sought the advice of his cabinet and other ministers before making decisions and when revoking them.