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

Those issues appear more striking when paired with increasing concerns over megacap tech’s dominance of the equity markets, and the increasingly circular nature of AI spending among a handful of players.

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While Beijing’s long-term strategy is to achieve self-sufficiency and dominance in high technology, securing access to advanced processors now is critical.

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And yet, in Old Firm games, none of this dominance was reflected.

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They enjoyed the better of the first period but their territorial dominance did not translate across on the scoreboard, which instead displayed four points each after Nathan Cleary and Harry Smith traded penalties.

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Cult of the infallible leader: While the leader is of course indispensable, his supremacy and dominance would be impossible to maintain without the sycophancy and unquestioning obedience of millions of members of the national community.

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Related Words

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