shogun

/ˈʃoʊɡʌn/
noun
  1. A military leader who ruled Japan in the past, before the emperor was restored to full power.
    • Students learned how the shogun's power eventually gave way to the Meiji Restoration.
    • The shogun commanded the samurai and controlled much of Japan for centuries.
    • In the movie, the shogun lived in a grand castle in Edo, now Tokyo.
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