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Today the village has become the department within the company, the class at college or when foreigners are present the nation.The regal republicWhatever the explanation, it leads to an over-mighty presidency.
Ms Harman is there too: umbrella in hand, she shares her shelter with a chosen few of them.The big man sweeps in, regal in demeanor.
In fact, just as Mirren, the actress, has acquired the regal confidence to leave the theatre and command silence in the streets (when vexed by drummers), it has become easy to imagine her double deploring, if not a hereditary monarchy, then the lamentably few roles – outside her palaces – available to older working women.
No sentimentality, no entitlement, no fuss, but – most likely – some regal flicks out of midfield and a couple of battling headers along the way.
Knowles wore a series of white outfits, including a simple sheath by Humberto Leon for Kenzo, with a regal cape and bronze wrist-guards adding a touch of high-priestess drama.
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The SNP also cleverly co-opted aspects of the union that retained an emotional appeal; Salmond spoke of Scotland's "six unions" – political (Westminster), monetary (sterling), regal (monarchy), defence (Nato), European (the EU) and social (family ties) – and pledged to preserve all but the first.
In his sullen, can-do combat readiness, he is heir to a tradition of regal militarism stretching back millennia.
But by breaking the Watergate scandal that toppled President Nixon, the Post durably marked relations between voters, politicians and the press.The Post's proprietor through those turbulent days, Katharine Graham, held a double place in Washington's hierarchy: at once regal Georgetown hostess and scrappy newshound, ready to hold the establishment to account.
This found that the typical buy-out fund takes almost twice as much from its investors in management fees as it makes in gains in the value of its holdings.Add this to the squabbles over recent deals and it is clear that private equity's kings face a less regal future.
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The word "regal" functions primarily as an adjective , modifying nouns to describe something as having the qualities of a king or queen, or being fit for royalty. As Ludwig AI suggests, it indicates a dignified and imposing quality. The examples demonstrate its use in describing demeanor, appearance, and atmosphere.
Expression frequency: Very common
