DOMINATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)