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dominance
[ dom-uh-nuhns ]
noun
- control; authority; rule; supreme influence.
- the condition of being dominant, or having the authority to influence or control.
- Psychology. the disposition of an individual to assert control in dealing with others.
- Animal Behavior. high status in a social group, usually acquired as the result of aggression, that involves the tendency to take priority in access to limited resources, as food, mates, or space.
- Neurology. the normal tendency for one side of the brain to be more important than the other in controlling certain functions, as speech and language.
dominance
/ ˈdɒmɪnəns /
noun
- control; ascendancy
Other Words From
- non·domi·nance noun
- self-domi·nance noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of dominance1
Example Sentences
Assertions of dominance over the wards, Dr. Edwards, and the other officers are pretty much all she has left.
More than anyone he set the stage for the dazzling dominance of genre narratives in our own time.
Male-dominance and sexism in video gaming is more evident than ever.
This year, however, Democratic dominance at pounding the pavement might finally be challenged.
Others are drawn to it because of the sense of dominance they think the drink provides.
Principally to ensure military dominance, the conquerors made many main roads, mostly centering in London.
But a raging storm, the sense of the absolute dominance of nature and the littleness of man, always exalted her.
"So they expect to trap me, these geese and jailers who have temporary dominance over my life," thought he, in scorn.
There was no hesitation, no stoppage in their service; under the dominance of mind these passive forces became active auxiliaries.
Moran was in a dangerous frame of mind, and past the dominance of his employer.
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