supremacy
Americannoun
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supreme power; authority
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the quality or condition of being supreme
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Etymology
Origin of supremacy
Explanation
Supremacy is the state of having the ultimate authority. A ruling king has supremacy over his kingdom. When one group dominates another, it has supremacy. One country's army might have military supremacy over another, or your favorite baseball team might gain supremacy in the third game of the World Series, meaning it has power over the other team in the series. Supremacy comes from the Latin word supremus, which means highest.
Vocabulary lists containing supremacy
Power Suffix: -acy
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Example Sentences
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Haaland and Gabriel have been central figures as their clubs battle for domestic supremacy, creating a rivalry that regularly boils over into animosity.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026
It was the struggle for supremacy at sea that remains, as Nathaniel Philbrick writes, “the center of the story.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
Investors can win most of the battle by simply understanding the two roads to an AI-fueled economy: one is through technological supremacy, the other through mass deployment.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
And I think there is real danger in only ruling against him in cases that genuinely threaten judicial supremacy.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
Between 1929 and 1939, the world’s great powers were in a race for air supremacy.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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