domination
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4.7
- noun
- /ˌdɑːməˈneɪʃən/
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dominación
- The team's domination in the tournament was evident as they won every match.
- colonial domination
- political domination
- economic domination
Its desire is power in this world, domination of things and wills.
- Its desire is power in this world, domination of things and wills.
- And he he points out that domination doesn't mean just one single thing.
- We see a small but distinct domination of matter over antimatter.
- So we want to create these aerobic conditions to avoid a domination of the anaerobic bacteria.
- Because, you know, you are emphasizing your domination.
- Strength, power, control, domination, these are all key dynamics in narcissism.
- It's one of pervasive poverty, power, inequality, domination and brutality.
- They need one world government in order to obtain world influence and domination.
- This is the equivalent, frankly, of Germany's goals in World War Two world domination.
- Where are you taking this global domination addiction?
- Who just more world domination right now.
- So that's part of that domination factor, right?
- And I think he, Vladimir Putin have a European domination, like bro thing.
- will play out and did play out in a battle for brain domination across the night.
Examples
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Throughout history, major powers have tended to balance against the attempted domination by the strongest among them.
Academic text (1999) -
The professor discussed the historical periods of domination by various empires in her lecture.
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Then there is the domination, power and control piece of these relationships.
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In most of South and Central America, men had already established domination over women.
Fiction book (1992) -
The Roman system of governing is based on domination.
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Since the Enlightenment, we have been under the domination of reason.
Academic text (2011) -
The old temple seems simply to have given up and surrendered to the domination of the new.
Fiction book (2002) -
But Craven's lust for power and domination had failed
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Hence, a woman with money challenges men's domination of women both socially and sexually.
Academic text (1990) -
The emperor then chose Beirut as a beachhead for Roman domination of the East.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
209
4.2
Power that someone has over other people
81
5.1
Power and control over other people or groups
53
7.1
Being higher than others in power or importance
18
9.5
Power of one country or group over others
17
8.0
A strong control that prevents others from changing things or acting freely
11
8.4
The act of forcing people or groups to obey
9
8.2
A position of power over other people or groups
7
5.6
Power that lets someone control people and places
3
8.0
Power or influence over other people
1
7.8
A situation when one person or group has more power and influence
1
8.2
The act of bringing people or a country under control, usually by force
Having power over other people or groups
One thing that is more powerful or common than others
Power to control people or places
A ruler's supreme control over other rulers and lands
The act of taking complete control of a person or thing
Antonyms
How Dominant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word domination comes from the Latin root domin- meaning 'lord' or 'master', the same root you see in domain. So domination is about having power or control over others, like a master over their domain.