ascendancy

or as·cend·en·cy

[ uh-sen-duhn-see ]

/ əˈsɛn dən si /

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noun

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

OTHER WORDS FOR ascendancy

primacy, predominance, command, sovereignty, mastery, supremacy.

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Also as·cend·ance, as·cend·ence .

Origin of ascendancy

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

OTHER WORDS FROM ascendancy

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

How to use ascendancy in a sentence

Yet despite this, its ascendency is no less compelling than that of the Bay Area.
Battle of the Upstarts: Houston vs. San Francisco Bay|Joel Kotkin|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But nowhere was this middle class ascendency more dramatic than in Europe, first in Italy and later in northern Europe.
In the Future We'll All Be Renters: America's Disappearing Middle Class|Joel Kotkin|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the long run, the biggest threat to the Sunbelt ascendency is internal.
Forget What the Pundits Tell You, Coastal Cities are Old News - it’s the Sunbelt that’s Booming|Joel Kotkin|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Talent has been on the ascendency for so long—30 years—it takes winning for granted.
Obama's Real Wall Street Scheme|Roger Martin|January 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Her lofty dreams gained a daily increasing ascendency over her character.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
She had involuntarily gained that entire ascendency over his whole being which made her the world to him.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
The mob, headed by the Jacobins, had now the complete ascendency, and he was minister but in name.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
Danton, Marat, and Robespierre were now in the ascendency, riding with resistless power upon the billows of mob violence.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
Traffic by sea was the great source of their wealth; ascendency on the sea the great object of their ambition.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay

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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ascendancy

or as·cend·en·cy

OTHER WORDS FOR ascendancy

Origin of ascendancy

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How to use ascendancy in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for ascendancy

ascendency ascendance or ascendence (əˈsɛndəns)