noun
the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
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her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her
• Syn: ↑dominance, ↑ascendence, ↑ascendancy, ↑ascendency, ↑control
• Derivationally related forms:
↑ascendent (for: ↑ascendency), ↑ascendant (for: ↑ascendancy), ↑ascend (for: ↑ascendancy), ↑ascendent (for: ↑ascendence), ↑ascendant, ↑dominant (for: ↑dominance), ↑dominate (for: ↑dominance)
• Hyponyms:
↑ascendant, ↑ascendent, ↑domination, ↑mastery, ↑supremacy, ↑predominance, ↑predomination, ↑prepotency, ↑dominion, ↑rule, ↑regulation, ↑absolutism, ↑tyranny, ↑despotism, ↑monopoly
Useful english dictionary. 2012.