dominance

Also dom·i·nan·cy

[dom-uh-nuhns]

noun

1. control; authority; rule; supreme influence.

2. the condition of being dominant, or having the authority to influence or control.

3. Psychology.,  the disposition of an individual to assert control in dealing with others.

4. Animal Behavior.,  high status in a social group, usually acquired as the result of aggression, that involves the tendency to take priority in access to limited resources, as food, mates, or space.

5. Neurology.,  the normal tendency for one side of the brain to be more important than the other in controlling certain functions, as speech and language.

dominance

/ ˈdɒmɪnəns /

noun

1. control; ascendancy

Other Word Forms

• nondominance noun
• self-dominance noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dominance¹

First recorded in 1810–20; domin(ant) + -ance

Example Sentences

It warned that artists and other creators were becoming "collateral damage in the race by governments and corporations towards AI dominance".

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Its e-commerce dominance is often compared with Amazon.com in other markets.

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The one player who was handed a debut - goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse - had little chance to impress because of the dominance of her side.

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Contracting a patent troll would have allowed MediaTek to use its market dominance to keep Realtek from producing innovations that could threaten its powerful position.

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"The KP double hundred was a real marker of dominance, of taking Australia down. He led it, the team got ahead of the game. He hammered Australia into the ground."

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Related Words

• control 
• domination 
• influence 
• power 
• preeminence 
• rule 
• sovereignty