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Definition of “dominance

dominance (ˈdɒmɪnənsPronunciation for dominance

Definitions

noun

  1. control; ascendancy

Usage examples

  • And if all this political and military dominance were not sufficient, there is the continuing wonder of anti-ice technology.
    Baxter, Stephen, Anti-Ice (1993)
  • The US stance against Iraq has demonstrated America's global dominance today, its unchallenged unipolar position in the post-Cold War world.
    Spiked (2002)
  • In the interest of competition, such a scale of market dominance would not be welcome.
    Irish Times (2002)
  • Livingston scored six goals but in truth they could have doubled this number, such was their dominance in every area of the field.
    Glasgow Herald (2001)
  • All we can say is that there are aspects of their current dominance which are legitimate political concerns.
    Boris Johnson, LEND ME YOUR EARS (2003)

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