domination (ˌdɒmɪˈneɪʃən
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noun
- the act of dominating or state of being dominated
- authority; rule; control
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Sarah Ellis was no more than five feet tall and gave the impression she had been built for domination.
, A Trout in the Milk (1986)Across the West, anti-Soviet ideology was the big idea, tying together potential rival states under the domination of the USA.
Spiked (2003)It's the second consecutive world title for the New Brunswick woman, but she hasn't let global domination go to her head.
canada.com (2005)During the years of Soviet domination he was a communist union boss on an Afghan gas field built by the Russians.
Glasgow Herald (2001)After an unedifying quarrel in January 1896 `the domination of Welsh ideas' from `the isolated county of Caernarvon ' was angrily rejected.
, THE FOUR NATIONS: A History of the United Kingdom (2002)