domination

[ dom-uh-ney-shuhn ]

/ ˌdɒm əˈneɪ ʃən /

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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).

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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

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non·dom·i·na·tion, noun

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The Wizards have experienced few moments of genuine domination in their first six games.
At last, Wizards get their first win by cruising to a rout of the Timberwolves|Ava Wallace|January 2, 2021|Washington Post
But Flagg, too, comes apart in his machinations, bent ever more fully on political domination.
McConaughey’s ‘Stand’—And Ours|James Poulos|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Maybe some light domination but nothing that can be considered degrading.
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It was about, as James Bond once sighed to Dr. No, “world domination, the same old story.”
Dick Cheney’s Awfulness Is Here to Stay|Michael Tomasky|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Once Europe got its first taste of ice cream, world domination was pretty much inevitable.
An Investigation Into the Delicious Origins of Ice Cream|Andrew Romano|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
As in many women of Southern race, the period of hot blood had passed into a period of intrigue and domination.
Marriage la mode|Mrs. Humphry Ward
The book was a violent attack on the spirit of domination which characterized the Christian priesthood at that time.
Baron d'Holbach|Max Pearson Cushing
Neurotic tendencies which unfit women for marriage—the desire for domination.
Taboo and Genetics|Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard
The domination of the present governing clique will go, and one hopes that something better will take its place.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
And Europe must see that the Slavs became a barrier and not a help to Russian designs of domination.
The Life of Mazzini|Bolton King

British Dictionary definitions for domination

domination

/ (ˌdɒmɪˈneɪʃən) /

noun

the act of dominating or state of being dominated

authority; rule; control

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