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dominance

[ dom-uh-nuhns ]

noun

  1. control; authority; rule; supreme influence.
  2. the condition of being dominant, or having the authority to influence or control.
  3. Psychology. the disposition of an individual to assert control in dealing with others.
  4. Animal Behavior. high status in a social group, usually acquired as the result of aggression, that involves the tendency to take priority in access to limited resources, as food, mates, or space.
  5. Neurology. the normal tendency for one side of the brain to be more important than the other in controlling certain functions, as speech and language.


dominance

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noun

  1. control; ascendancy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dominance1

First recorded in 1810–20; domin(ant) + -ance
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Tom Banton made history in Taunton as Somerset assumed a position of dominance on day two of the County Championship First Division match against Worcestershire.

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Victory confirmed the dominance of the Irish trainer, who saddled five of the first seven home, including winner Nick Rockett.

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Freeman did the damage out wide to take the game away from Clermont but the England star who typified Saints' fightback and subsequent dominance was Pollock.

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But governments also want to reclaim their previous dominance of space, and everybody wants in.

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She then embarks on a sexual odyssey that, after a few false starts, reveals her penchant for dominance and submission.

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