domination

[dom-uh-ney-shuh n]

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noun

an act or instance of dominating.

rule or sway; control, often arbitrary.

dominations, Theology. one of the nine orders of celestial attendants of God.Compare angel(def 1).

Origin of domination

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin dominātiōn- (stem of dominātiō), equivalent to domināt(us) (see dominate) + -iōn- -ion; replacing Middle English dominacioun < Anglo-French

Related formsnon·dom·i·na·tion, noun

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Related Words for domination

tyranny, repression, dictatorship, oppression, influence, supremacy, superiority, sovereignty, dominance, power, might, jurisdiction, rule, sway, despotism, command, dominion, suppression, prepotency, subordination

Examples from the Web for domination

Contemporary Examples of domination

Local pushback against ISIS domination in these areas to bring a power sharing arrangement, seems ever more remote.
Iraq Needs Unity, Not Partition
Aymenn Al-Tamimi
June 27, 2014
Haters back then called it “mosque madness” and “Islamic domination and expansionism.”
Why the Ground Zero Mosque Is Worth Saving
Michael Daly
April 11, 2014
In all these episodes, Moscow was confronted with popular, democratic revolutions against its domination.
How the ‘Realists’ Misjudged Ukraine
James Kirchick
March 3, 2014
A year after the domination of “Gangnam Style,” Psy once again tops the YouTube charts.
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Kevin Fallon
December 11, 2013
Ron Burgundy continues his domination of all things media with this amazing six minute track.
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December 10, 2013

Historical Examples of domination

The dread of French domination seems to have haunted him like a nightmare.
Biographical Sketches
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Only an individual here and there sees that freedom and domination must belong to us.
The Conquest of Fear
Basil King
In matrimony a similarity of tastes, particularly the taste for domination.
The Devil's Dictionary
Ambrose Bierce
But it by no means follows that the domination of servitude must, or even can, be perpetual.
Freeland
Theodor Hertzka
Here, then, was the end of that life-long dream of domination.
The Education of Eric Lane
Stephen McKenna

British Dictionary definitions for domination

domination

noun

the act of dominating or state of being dominated

authority; rule; control

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Word Origin and History for domination

late 14c., "rule, control," from Old French dominacion (12c.) "domination, rule, power," from Latin dominationem (nominative dominatio), noun of action from past participle stem of dominari "to rule, have dominion over," from dominus "lord, master," literally "master of the house," from domus "home" (see domestic) + -nus, suffix denoting ownership or relation. Sexual sense by 1961.