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English

Pronunciation

: Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪʃǝn|-eɪʃǝn

Noun

The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling; dominion; supremacy; authority; often, arbitrary or insolent way.

Translations

Czech: nadvláda

Dutch: overheersing

el:domination fr:domination io:domination kk:domination pl:domination ru:domination fi:domination ta:domination te:domination vi:domination tr:domination zh:domination

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Domination \Dom`i*na"tion\, n. [F. domination, L. dominatio.]
1. The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling;
dominion; supremacy; authority; often, arbitrary or
insolent sway.
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In such a people, the haughtiness of domination
combines with the spirit of freedom. --Burke.
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2. A ruling party; a party in power. [R.] --Burke.
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3. pl. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; --
a meaning given by the schoolmen.
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Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers.
--Milton.
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WordNet domination
n 1: social control by dominating
2: power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas" [syn: mastery,
supremacy]

Moby Dictionary
absolutism , argumentum baculinum , ascendance , ascendancy ,
authority , balance of power , big stick , bond service , bondage ,
captivity , charisma , charm , claws , clout , clutches , command ,
consequence , control , credit , debt slavery , deprivation of freedom ,
despotism , dictatorship , disenfranchisement , disfranchisement ,
dominance , dominancy , domineering , dominion , effect , eminence ,
eminent domain , enchantment , enslavement , enthrallment , esteem ,
eyereach , eyeshot , eyesight , fascism , favor , feudalism , feudality ,
field of view , field of vision , force , good feeling , grasp , grip ,
gripe , hand , hands , heavy hand , hegemony , helm , helotism , helotry ,
high hand , hold , horizon , importance , incidental power ,
indentureship , influence , influentiality , insinuation , iron boot ,
iron hand , iron heel , jurisdiction , ken , leadership , leverage ,
limit of vision , line of sight , magnetism , masterdom , mastership ,
mastery , might , moment , naked eye , oppression , outlook ,
outlook over , overlordship , peonage , personality , perspective ,
persuasion , potency , power , predominance , predominancy ,
predomination , preeminence , preponderance , preponderancy ,
prepotence , prepotency , pressure , prestige , primacy , principality ,
prospect , purchase , range , reign , reign of terror ,
reins of government , repression , repute , restraint , rule , say ,
scan , scope , scope of vision , serfdom , serfhood , servility ,
servitude , sight , sightliness , slavery , sovereignty , strings ,
suasion , subjection , subjugation , subordination , subtle influence ,
suggestion , superiority , suppression , supremacy , survey ,
suzerainship , suzerainty , sway , talons , terrorism , thought control ,
thrall , thralldom , tyranny , upper hand , vassalage , view , villenage ,
vista , weight , whip hand