Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day

mogul


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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 6, 2024 is:

mogul • \MOH-gul\  • noun

A mogul is a powerful and influential person.

// The music mogul's latest album has been nominated for several awards.

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Examples:

"Kenyan media mogul and businesswoman Betty Kyallo has been the center of attention for as long as anybody can remember, thanks to her many accomplishments in the public eye and her glamorous personal life." — Garvin Patrick, Mpasho (Kenya), 15 May 2024

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Started by Bābur, a descendant of Genghis Khan, the Muslim Mogul dynasty ruled much of India from the early 16th century to the mid-18th century. The Moguls (whose name is also spelled Moghul or Mughal) were known for their talented and powerful rulers, called "Great Moguls"; English speakers borrowed the word for other powerful persons, as in today's familiar references to "media moguls." Skiers might wonder if such power moguls have anything to do with the name they use for a bump in a ski run, but that hilly homonym is of Germanic origin and has nothing to do with Asian Mogul dynasties.



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