Definitions for: Domination

[n] social control by dominating
[n] power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas"

Webster (1913) Definition: Dom`i*na"tion, n. [F. domination, L. dominatio.]
1. The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling;
dominion; supremacy; authority; often, arbitrary or
insolent sway.

In such a people, the haugtiness of domination
combines with the spirit of freedom. --Burke.

2. A ruling party; a party in power. [R.] --Burke.

3. pl. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; --
a meaning given by the schoolmen.

Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers.
--Milton.

Synonyms: mastery, supremacy

See Also: ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, bossism, control, dominance, mastery, monopolisation, monopolization, social control, subordination, superiority, transcendence, transcendency

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