ascendancy
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noun \ə-ˈsen-dən(t)-sē\Definition of ASCENDANCY
: governing or controlling influence : domination
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as·cen·dan·cy also as·cen·den·cy \ə-ˈsen-dən(t)-sē\
Examples of ASCENDANCY
- the ascendancy of the government
- <a book chronicling the ascendancy of fascism in Europe after World War I>
First Known Use of ASCENDANCY
1677
Related to ASCENDANCY
- Synonyms
- ascendance (also ascendence), supremacy (also ascendency), dominance, domination, dominion, hegemony, imperium, predominance, predominancy, preeminence, reign, sovereignty (also sovranty)
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