domination
noun
[ dɒmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the exercise of power or influence over someone or something, or the state of being so controlled.
• "the imperial domination of India"
Similar:
rule,
government,
sovereignty,
control,
command,
authority,
power,
dominion,
dominance,
mastery,
supremacy,
superiority,
ascendancy,
sway,
influence,
tyranny,
intimidation,
oppression,
suppression,
subjugation,
dictatorship,
the upper hand,
the whip hand,
the edge,
paramountcy,
prepotence,
prepotency,
prepollency,
• (in traditional Christian angelology) the fourth-highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy.
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin dominatio(n- ), from the verb dominari (see dominate).
