Dominance

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dominance \Dom"i*nance\, Dominancy \Dom"i*nan*cy\, n.
     Predominance; ascendency; authority.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  dominance
       n 1: superior development of one side of the body [syn: {laterality}]
       2: the state that exists when one person or group has power
          over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was
          really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" [syn:
           {ascendance}, {ascendence}, {ascendancy}, {ascendency}, {control}]
       3: the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has
          the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given
          authorization to make arrests" [syn: {authority}, {authorization},
           {authorisation}, {say-so}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  66 Moby Thesaurus words for "dominance":
     ascendance, ascendancy, authority, balance of power, charisma,
     charm, clout, consequence, control, credit, dominancy, domination,
     dominion, effect, eminence, eminent domain, enchantment, esteem,
     favor, force, good feeling, hold, importance, incidental power,
     influence, influentiality, insinuation, leadership, leverage,
     magnetism, masterdom, mastery, moment, overlordship, personality,
     persuasion, potency, power, predominance, predominancy,
     predomination, preeminence, preponderance, prepotence, prepotency,
     pressure, prestige, primacy, principality, purchase, reign, repute,
     rule, say, sovereignty, suasion, subtle influence, suggestion,
     superiority, supremacy, suzerainship, suzerainty, sway, upper hand,
     weight, whip hand