dominance
control; authority; rule; supreme influence.
the condition of being dominant, or having the authority to influence or control.
Psychology. the disposition of an individual to assert control in dealing with others.
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.
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.
Origin of dominance
1- Also dom·i·nan·cy .
Other words from dominance
- non·dom·i·nance, noun
- self-dom·i·nance, noun
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How to use dominance in a sentence
True, the war was lost so far as any hope of winning European dominancy was concerned.
G. H. Q. | Frank FoxThere could be no greater proof of the dominancy of Mr. Cowen's mind, than his establishment and devotion to the Chronicle.
Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) | George Jacob HolyoakeThe dominancy of heredity in these patterns is sometimes very striking.
Science and the Criminal | C. Ainsworth MitchellThe centers of exchange, distribution and commerce, located in great cities, will gradually lose their dominancy.
Solaris Farm | Milan C. EdsonThey believe that wealth is a power which can raise the wealthy few to the dominancy of a privileged class.
Solaris Farm | Milan C. Edson
British Dictionary definitions for dominance
/ (ˈdɒmɪnəns) /
control; ascendancy
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