supremacy
noun
su·prem·a·cy
sə-ˈpre-mə-sē 
sü-,
also -ˈprē-
plural supremacies
1
: the quality or state of being supreme
especially
: a position of unquestioned authority, dominance, or influence
military/naval supremacy
In the 20th century, two completely different models of how to run an economy battled for supremacy. —
Bill McKibben
Bill McKibben Natal's well-watered valleys … became by the end of the 18th century the site of a contest for supremacy … —Noel Mostert
Noel Mostert Every high school boasts its elite squad of lookers: sparkling teeth, merciless anatomy, sunny filaments of hair … . Between classes, they parade down the halls, trooping their supremacies like Clydesdales. —Richard Lacayo
Richard Lacayo 2
: ultimate authority or power
belief in the supremacy of God
Synonyms
Examples of supremacy in a Sentence
the Roman empire had supremacy over the entire Mediterranean world
the supremacy of cashmere among wools accounts for its high price
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Fears And Concerns • Geopolitical Competition: The race for quantum supremacy could shift global power dynamics, prompting fears of being left behind.
—Yuval Boger, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Cola Wars is set to focus on the battle for soda supremacy that kicked off in the mid-1980s as Pepsi aimed to challenge Coke’s longtime dominance in the soft drink space.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024
Race pride, or Hindu supremacy, has endured as the nationalists’ core ideology, resting on an evocation of a mythical past in which Hinduism reigned supreme in India for thousands of years before Muslim incursion.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
Without access to Taiwan, neither the United States nor China can achieve its ambition of global tech supremacy.
—Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2024
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Yuval Boger, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Cola Wars is set to focus on the battle for soda supremacy that kicked off in the mid-1980s as Pepsi aimed to challenge Coke’s longtime dominance in the soft drink space.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024
Race pride, or Hindu supremacy, has endured as the nationalists’ core ideology, resting on an evocation of a mythical past in which Hinduism reigned supreme in India for thousands of years before Muslim incursion.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
Without access to Taiwan, neither the United States nor China can achieve its ambition of global tech supremacy.
—Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Supremacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supremacy. Accessed 11 Oct. 2024.
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supremacy
noun
su·prem·a·cy
sə-ˈprem-ə-sē
plural supremacies
1
: the quality or state of being supreme
2
: supreme authority or power
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