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DOMINATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Social control by dominating
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("domination" is a kind of...):
social control (control exerted (actively or passively) by group action)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "domination"):
bossism (domination of a political organization by a party boss)
mastery; subordination (the act of mastering or subordinating someone)
monopolisation; monopolization (domination (of a market or commodity) to the exclusion of others)
Derivation:
dominate (be in control)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Power to dominate or defeat
Example:
mastery of the seas
Synonyms:
domination; mastery; supremacy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("domination" is a kind of...):
ascendance; ascendancy; ascendence; ascendency; control; dominance (the state that exists when one person or group has power over another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "domination"):
superiority; transcendence; transcendency (the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits)
Derivation:
dominate (have dominance or the power to defeat over)
dominate (be in control)
