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"

Related terms: condition dominion domination monopoly absolutism predominance regulation ascendant ascend
Similar spelling:   ascendence
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  ascendible
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  ascending
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  asyndetic