domination
Americannoun
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an act or instance of dominating.
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rule or sway; control, often arbitrary.
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Theology. dominations, one of the nine orders of celestial attendants of God.
noun
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the act of dominating or state of being dominated
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authority; rule; control
Other Word Forms
- nondomination noun
Etymology
Origin of domination
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin dominātiōn-, stem of dominātiō “mastery, rule,” from domināt(us) “controlled” (past participle of domināre “to master, control”; dominate ) + -iō -ion; replacing Middle English dominacioun, from Anglo-French
Example Sentences
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Yet they often have to achieve complete domination of their domestic leagues to even stand a chance of playing in the same competition as Europe's top clubs.
From BBC
Goals either side of the half-time break put visitors Lazio in control despite Juve's domination up to that point.
From Barron's
There is nothing new about the bad conscience or self-destructive urge that Baudrillard identified within Western civilization, or about its deeply rooted conflict between incompatible tendencies we might call liberation and domination.
From Salon
Sherman opens with that 2023 suit by Lachlan Murdoch against his siblings, then traces the family business from its Australian newspaper origins through rag-trade domination to its current grip on right-wing media.
From Los Angeles Times
The competition only really begins in the knockout rounds "where English domination has been far less pronounced".
From BBC
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