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   Su·preme

   /səˈprēm/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of authority or an office, or someone holding it) superior to all others: "a unified force with a supreme commander" Similar highest rankinghighestleadingchiefheadtopforemostprincipalsuperiorpremierfirstcardinalprimesovereigndirectinggoverninggreatestdominantpredominantpreeminentoverridingprevailingOpposite subordinateinferior
   • ▪ strongest, most important, or most powerful: "on the racetrack he reigned supreme"
   • ▪ very great or intense; extreme: "he was nerving himself for a supreme effort" Similar extraordinaryremarkableincredibleextremeintensegreatphenomenalraresurpassingexceptionaloutstandingincomparableinimitableunparalleledunrivaledpeerlessgreatestutmostuttermostmaximumsevereacuteOpposite minimummild
   • ▪ (of a penalty or sacrifice) involving death: "our comrades who made the supreme sacrifice" Similar finallastultimateutmostextremetotalunconditionalgreatesthighestfatallethalmortalOpposite insignificant
   • ▪ used to indicate that someone or something is very good at or well known for a specified activity: "here was the gift supreme"

   noun

   • 1. a rich cream sauce.
   • ▪ a dish served in a supreme sauce: "chicken supreme"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘highest’): from Latin supremus, superlative of superus ‘that is above’, from super ‘above’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. supremeness noun

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   What is a supreme leader?

   • A supreme leader is an all-powerful ruler. Sometimes, when everyone else is driving you crazy, you might daydream about being the supreme leader of your school, office, or maybe the entire country, so you could tell everyone else what to do. Or you might just order a supreme pizza, which usually has every imaginable topping on it.

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   What is a supreme person?

   • If you are the greatest, the most powerful, and the highest, you are supreme. The U.S. Supreme Court is the highest court in the land. A supreme being is a god or other higher power. A supreme leader is an all-powerful ruler.

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   What does Supreme mean?

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   What is the difference between a supreme leader and a Supreme Court?

   • The U.S. Supreme Court is the highest court in the land. A supreme being is a god or other higher power. A supreme leader is an all-powerful ruler. Sometimes, when everyone else is driving you crazy, you might daydream about being the supreme leader of your school, office, or maybe the entire country, so you could tell everyone else what to do.

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   What is the supreme law of the land?

   • This Constitution … shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding. U.S. Constitution In that house Lady Fawn reigned supreme, and no one ever doubted, for a moment, as to obedience. Anthony Trollope

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