The condition or fact of being dominant

• supremacy

  1. The quality or condition of being supreme.
  2. Supreme power or authority.

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  1. The quality or condition of being supreme.
  2. Supreme power or authority.

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• prepotency

  1. The condition of being greater in power, influence, or force than another or others; predominance.
  2. The ability of one parent, variety, or strain to transmit individual traits to an offspring, apparently to the exclusion of the other parent, variety, or strain.

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  1. The condition of being greater in power, influence, or force than another or others; predominance.
  2. The ability of one parent, variety, or strain to transmit individual traits to an offspring, apparently to the exclusion of the other parent, variety, or strain.

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• preponderancy

  1. Archaic form of preponderance.

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  1. Archaic form of preponderance.

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• preponderance

  1. Superiority in weight, force, importance, or influence.

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  1. Superiority in weight, force, importance, or influence.

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• preeminence

  1. The status of being preeminent, dominant or ascendant.
  2. High importance; superiority.

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  1. The status of being preeminent, dominant or ascendant.
  2. High importance; superiority.

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• predominance

  1. The state or quality of being predominant; preponderance.

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  1. The state or quality of being predominant; preponderance.

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• paramountcy

  1. The fact or condition of being paramount; supremacy, precedence. [from 17th c.]

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  1. The fact or condition of being paramount; supremacy, precedence. [from 17th c.]

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• dominance

  1. The condition or fact of being dominant.

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  1. The condition or fact of being dominant.

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• ascendancy

  1. Superiority or decisive advantage; domination:

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  1. Superiority or decisive advantage; domination:

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• ascendance

  1. Ascendancy.

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  1. Ascendancy.

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The right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge

• say-so

  1. An unsupported statement or assurance:
  2. An expression of permission or approval:
  3. The right or authority to decide:

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  1. An unsupported statement or assurance:
  2. An expression of permission or approval:
  3. The right or authority to decide:

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• sway

  1. To swing back and forth or to and fro.
  2. To incline or bend to one side; veer:
  3. To incline toward change, as in opinion or feeling:

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  1. To swing back and forth or to and fro.
  2. To incline or bend to one side; veer:
  3. To incline toward change, as in opinion or feeling:

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• sovereignty

  1. Supremacy of authority or rule as exercised by a sovereign or sovereign state.
  2. Royal rank, authority, or power.
  3. Complete independence and self-government.

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  1. Supremacy of authority or rule as exercised by a sovereign or sovereign state.
  2. Royal rank, authority, or power.
  3. Complete independence and self-government.

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• prerogative

  1. An exclusive right or privilege held by a person or group, especially a hereditary or official right.
  2. The exclusive right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge:
  3. Of, arising from, or exercising a prerogative.

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  1. An exclusive right or privilege held by a person or group, especially a hereditary or official right.
  2. The exclusive right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge:
  3. Of, arising from, or exercising a prerogative.

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• power

  1. The ability or capacity to act or do something effectively:
  2. A specific capacity, faculty, or aptitude:
  3. Physical strength or force exerted or capable of being exerted:

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  1. The ability or capacity to act or do something effectively:
  2. A specific capacity, faculty, or aptitude:
  3. Physical strength or force exerted or capable of being exerted:

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• might

  1. Great power or force, as of a nation or army.
  2. Physical strength:

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  1. Great power or force, as of a nation or army.
  2. Physical strength:

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• mastery

  1. Possession of consummate skill.
  2. The status of master or ruler; control:
  3. Full command of a subject of study:

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  1. Possession of consummate skill.
  2. The status of master or ruler; control:
  3. Full command of a subject of study:

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• jurisdiction

  1. The right of a court to hear a particular case, based on the scope of its authority over the type of case and the parties to the case.
  2. Authority or control:
  3. The extent of authority or control:

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  1. The right of a court to hear a particular case, based on the scope of its authority over the type of case and the parties to the case.
  2. Authority or control:
  3. The extent of authority or control:

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• dominion

  1. Control or the exercise of control; sovereignty:
  2. A territory or sphere of influence or control; a realm.
  3. A self-governing nation under the nominal rule of the British monarch.

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  1. Control or the exercise of control; sovereignty:
  2. A territory or sphere of influence or control; a realm.
  3. A self-governing nation under the nominal rule of the British monarch.

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• control

  1. To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct:
  2. To adjust to a requirement; regulate:
  3. To hold in restraint; check:

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  1. To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct:
  2. To adjust to a requirement; regulate:
  3. To hold in restraint; check:

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• command

  1. To direct with authority; give orders to.
  2. To have control or authority over; rule:
  3. To have at one's disposal:

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  1. To direct with authority; give orders to.
  2. To have control or authority over; rule:
  3. To have at one's disposal:

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• authority

  1. The power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge.
  2. One that is invested with this power, especially a government or body of government officials:
  3. Power assigned to another; authorization:

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  1. The power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge.
  2. One that is invested with this power, especially a government or body of government officials:
  3. Power assigned to another; authorization:

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The act of exercising controlling power or the condition of being so controlled

• sway

  1. To swing back and forth or to and fro.
  2. To incline or bend to one side; veer:
  3. To incline toward change, as in opinion or feeling:

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  1. To swing back and forth or to and fro.
  2. To incline or bend to one side; veer:
  3. To incline toward change, as in opinion or feeling:

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• rule

  1. Governing power or its possession or use; authority.
  2. The duration of such power.
  3. An authoritative, prescribed direction for conduct, especially one of the regulations governing procedure in a legislative body or a regulation observed by the players in a game, sport, or contest.

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  1. Governing power or its possession or use; authority.
  2. The duration of such power.
  3. An authoritative, prescribed direction for conduct, especially one of the regulations governing procedure in a legislative body or a regulation observed by the players in a game, sport, or contest.

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• reign

  1. Exercise of sovereign power, as by a monarch.
  2. The period during which a monarch rules.
  3. Dominance or widespread influence:

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  1. Exercise of sovereign power, as by a monarch.
  2. The period during which a monarch rules.
  3. Dominance or widespread influence:

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• mastery

  1. Possession of consummate skill.
  2. The status of master or ruler; control:
  3. Full command of a subject of study:

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  1. Possession of consummate skill.
  2. The status of master or ruler; control:
  3. Full command of a subject of study:

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• dominion

  1. Control or the exercise of control; sovereignty:
  2. A territory or sphere of influence or control; a realm.
  3. A self-governing nation under the nominal rule of the British monarch.

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  1. Control or the exercise of control; sovereignty:
  2. A territory or sphere of influence or control; a realm.
  3. A self-governing nation under the nominal rule of the British monarch.

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• dominance

  1. The condition or fact of being dominant.

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  1. The condition or fact of being dominant.

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• control

  1. To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct:
  2. To adjust to a requirement; regulate:
  3. To hold in restraint; check:

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  1. To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct:
  2. To adjust to a requirement; regulate:
  3. To hold in restraint; check:

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• command

  1. To direct with authority; give orders to.
  2. To have control or authority over; rule:
  3. To have at one's disposal:

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  1. To direct with authority; give orders to.
  2. To have control or authority over; rule:
  3. To have at one's disposal:

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