Synonyms for dominion

noun

1. The acknowledged right to govern

   authority, seniority, jurisdiction, control, power, rule, sway, authorization, reign, ascendancy, sovereignty, supremacy, mastership, lordship, prerogative, privilege, regency, commission, empire; see also administration 1, power 2.

   Antonyms anarchy*, subjugation, bondage.

2. Actual control

   management, control, domination; see administration 1, government 1.

3. A governed area

   domain, territory, realm, kingdom; see area 2, nation 1, territory 2. See syn. study at power.