ascendency | ||
1. | [ noun ] the state that exists when one person or group has power over another | |
Synonyms: | control dominance ascendancy ascendence ascendance | |
Examples: | "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" |
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Related terms: | condition dominion domination monopoly absolutism predominance regulation ascendant ascend | |
Similar spelling: |
ascendence ascendancy ascendent ascender ascendible ascendance ascendable ascending ascendant asyndetic |