Empire or empire means a combination of more than one country, ruled by one monarch or government --
"The sun never sets on the British Empire."
The former British Empire is now the British Commonwealth of Nations.
Empire may be used figuratively, to refer to some great enterprise --
He built a great industrial empire that was dismantled when trusts became illegal.
Umpire or umpire means the person who rules on the plays of a game and settles disputes --
I can't believe the umpire called him out.
You're disappointed, but try not to blame the umpire.
Umpire also means to settle disputes, or to rule on the plays of a game --
He is going to umpire a baseball game tomorrow.
We need a manager to umpire our disputes.
Now that you know that, you can say --
"The umpire of a baseball game is an absolute ruler, as an emperor is over his empire."
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