domination
domination
nounDefinition of DOMINATION
1
controlling power or influence over others <auction houses battling for domination in the high-end art market>
Synonyms ascendance (also ascendence), ascendancy (also ascendency), dominance, domination, dominion, hegemony, imperium, predominance, predominancy, preeminence, reign, sovereignty (also sovranty)
Related Words primacy, superiority; lordship, scepter; arm, authority, choke hold, clutch, command, control, grip, hold, mastery, sway; takeover; direction, jurisdiction, management; clout, might, pull, weight; eminence, importance, moment; prerogative, privilege, right
2
the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control <the Spanish domination of the Americas in the 16th century>
Synonyms dominating, domination, overpowering, subduing, subjecting, subjection, subjugating, subjugation, vanquishing
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