ascendancy

or as·cend·en·cy

[ uh-sen-duhn-see ]

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noun

the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling influence; domination.

Origin of ascendancy

First recorded in 1705–15; ascend(ant) + -ancy

Also as·cend·ance, as·cend·ence .

Other words for ascendancy

ascendance, dominance, dominion, hegemony, predominance, predominancy, preeminence, sovereignty, supremacy

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Other words from ascendancy

non·as·cend·ance, noun
non·as·cend·an·cy, noun
non·as·cend·ence, noun
non·as·cend·en·cy, noun

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How to use ascendancy in a sentence

But Scott, in taking the parlance of the street to the SportsCenter desk, helped affirm its ascendance.
Remembering ESPN’s Sly, Cocky, and Cool Anchor Stuart Scott | Stereo Williams | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
But the Acropolis has a long and tumultuous history surrounding the brief ascendance of classical Athens.
Virgin Sacrifice and the Meaning of the Parthenon | Nick Romeo | February 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Data eclipsed God in 1973, and its continuing ascendance suggests a culture that treats it as a surrogate divinity.
Why Big Data Doesn’t Live up to the Hype | Nick Romeo | January 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Not that this bigotry was an obstacle to his ascendance in the Republican Party.
The Crazy Ted Cruz-Jesse Helms Connection | Jamelle Bouie | September 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
And he came back with a vengeance: his arguably greatest triumphs, including the ascendance of Fox News, were still to come.
Can Murdoch Salvage His Legacy? | Joanne Lipman | July 14, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST

You only could have corrected my errours; you, by your ascendance over my feelings, might have refined them into virtues.
The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5) | Fanny Burney
With meritocracy in the ascendance, aristocracy was in descent.
After the Rain | Sam Vaknin
Now, had peace been maintained all this was impossible; moreover the ascendance of the party was compromised.
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 3 (of 6) | Hippolyte A. Taine

British Dictionary definitions for ascendancy

ascendancy

ascendency ascendance or ascendence (əˈsɛndəns)

/ (əˈsɛndənsɪ) /

noun

the condition of being dominant, esp through superior economic or political power

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