reign

reign

noun

Definition of REIGN

1

controlling power or influence over others <a start-up threatening the company's reign over the computer chip 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

Near Antonyms helplessness, weakness; impotence, impotency, powerlessness

2

the right or means to command or control others <a democratic nation that is governed by the reign of law and not by the whim of its chief executive>

Synonyms arm, authority, clutch, command, control, death grip, dominion, grip, hold, mastery, reign, rein(s), sway

Related Words clout, influence, leverage, pull, voice, weight; jurisdiction; direction, management; dominance, imperium, predominance, sovereignty (also sovranty), supremacy; prerogative, privilege, right; eminence, importance, moment

Near Antonyms helplessness, weakness

Antonyms impotence, impotency, powerlessness