ascendancy or ascendency or ascendance or ascendence(əˈsɛndənsɪ
; əˈsɛndəns)
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noun
- the condition of being dominant, esp through superior economic or political power
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Another part (and gradually gaining the ascendancy ) was wondering whether I might yet be drunk enough to risk a dance.
, THE CALLIGRAPHER (2003)The audience displays no jingoism towards foreign players, quite something considering the recent ascendancy of the Dutch in the sport.
Spiked (2004)The Solomon Islands nonetheless gained the ascendancy in the 51st minute via the penalty spot.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)From Dr T. Steele Sir, This country is one of the few in the world in which free thinking is in the ascendancy.
Times, Sunday Times (2001)By the time of Gorbachev's ascendancy in 1985 the Soviet economy had stagnated to the point of crisis.
, NATO's Changing Strategic Agenda (1990)