dominance

noun dom·i·nance \ ˈdä-mə-nən(t)s , ˈdäm-nən(t)s \

|Updated on: 10 Jun 2018

Examples: dominance in a Sentence

Definition of dominance

1 : the fact or state of being dominant: such as

a sociology : controlling, prevailing, or powerful position especially in a social hierarchy (see hierarchy 4)

male dominance

political dominance

companies competing for dominance in the market

dominance over their rivals

b genetics : the property of one of a pair of alleles or traits that suppresses expression (see expression 1b(4)) of the other in the heterozygous condition

c ecology : the influence or control over ecological communities exerted by a dominant (see ²dominant 2b)

2 biology : functional (see functional 1b) asymmetry between a pair of bodily structures (such as the right and left hands)

right brain dominance

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Examples of dominance in a Sentence

although Napoléon had achieved dominance over the European continent, Great Britain still ruled the waves
the professor's dominance in the field of ancient Greek history

Recent Examples of dominance from the Web

Since his father, King Salman, assumed the throne in early 2015, Prince Mohammed has sought to shift the kingdom’s economy away from oil and to end the dominance of religious conservatism.

— summer said, WSJ, "Saudi Arabian Arrest Wave Shows Crown Prince’s Bid to Control Change," 5 June 2018
The club are reportedly still keen to sign Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Fred in addition to Verratti, as Mourinho seeks to build a side capable of challenging the dominance of local rivals Manchester City.

— SI.com, "Man Utd Target £100m-Rated PSG Star as Second Option in Midfield Ahead of Imminent Fred Signing," 3 June 2018
Anything having to do with the consumer internet is perceived as dangerous, because of the dominance of Amazon, Facebook and Google (owned by Alphabet).

— The Economist, "American tech giants are making life tough for startups," 31 May 2018
The stark advance of Netflix and the growing dominance of online networks like Facebook have eaten into traditional TV businesses and shaken up the media landscape.

— edmund lee, Recode, "Half of all Hulu subscribers pay for the ad-free version, 21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch says," 30 May 2018
Sixty-six million years ago, nothing seemed more unlikely than the dominance of bipedal apes and flying dinosaurs.

— lorraine boissoneault, Smithsonian, "How the Ancestors of Birds Survived the Dino-Killing Asteroid," 24 May 2018
In other words, even with all of the turmoil around Trump, there is no cavalry coming to rescue blue America from Republican dominance of Washington.

— ronald brownstein, CNN, "Beating Republicans in November will be harder than Democrats thought," 22 May 2018
In Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party, in power since 2003, have won a passionate following among socially conservative Turks by challenging the dominance of secular elites.

— ian bremmer, Time, "The 'Strongmen Era' Is Here. Here’s What It Means for You," 3 May 2018
But foreign governments and businesses see it as a declaration of intent to seek global dominance.

— The Economist, "A threatened trade war between China and America may be on hold," 24 May 2018

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