domination

noun

ˌdä-mə-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce domination (audio)
Definition of dominationnext
1
as in dominance
controlling power or influence over others auction houses battling for domination in the high-end art market

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2
as in conquest
the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control the Spanish domination of the Americas in the 16th century

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Recent Examples of domination Another key to their domination is supply chain bargaining power. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026 The quick, decisive defeat marked Rome’s final domination of the peninsula and solidified their influence over regional trade and military routes. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026 Three national championship trophies lined the dais here in Chicago, won in succession by Ohio State, Michigan and Indiana, a should-be, would-be end to the conference domination conversation. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 The unfolding of a widespread progressivism in the Church was succeeded by the spectacle of Paul’s domination of progressivism and by the reassertion of conservativism. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for domination
Recent Examples of Synonyms for domination
  1. dominance
  2. conquest
  3. dominion
  4. dominating
  5. supremacy
  6. sovereignty
Noun
  • The Eagles rewarded his dominance by giving him a four-year, $152 million extension this summer.
    — Mike Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • If Geely and its suppliers hit their 2027 pilot targets, the days of diesel dominance may finally be numbered.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of dominance
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  • The taboos against assassination, targeting civilians, and embarking on wars of territorial conquest are vanishing.
    — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • From farther north Ahmad Shah Durrani led as many as eight conquests into India, specifically into the Punjab and Delhi.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of conquest
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  • When Heilmann arrived in New York in 1968, minimalism, post-minimalism, and Conceptual art were turning the city into one enormous male dominion.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The mandate was awarded to Great Britain but was to be exercised by South Africa (then a dominion within the British Empire).
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of dominion
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  • In the fall, McAfee will be a full part of the ESPN presentation nearly every day of the week — and on Mondays, a dominating presence day and night.
    — Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike human will, which can be self-serving, dominating, unjustly conditional, or confusingly unfair, God’s will is wise, loving, free, impartial, and infinitely insightful.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of dominating
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  • Within the music industry, Knight's Death Row Records and Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records vied for market share, publicity, and supremacy in the hip-hop world.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • While the reform and opening-up era brought some efforts to distinguish the roles of the party and the state, Xi has extended the party’s supremacy across all areas of society.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of supremacy
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  • Regional conflicts disrupt stability, while economic security and technological sovereignty take on greater weight relative to the interconnectedness that characterized previous decades of globalization.
    — Armand Arton, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • To deter China from threatening its sovereignty, Taiwan could restrict its critical semiconductor industry.
    — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
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