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dominance (n.)

"rule, control; authority; ascendancy," 1819; see dominant + -ance. Perhaps from French dominance (by 1743). Related: Dominancy.

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Definitions of dominance from WordNet

dominance (n.)
superior development of one side of the body;
Synonyms: laterality
dominance (n.)
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
Synonyms: ascendance / ascendence / ascendancy / ascendency / control
dominance (n.)
the organic phenomenon in which one of a pair of alleles present in a genotype is expressed in the phenotype and the other allele of the pair is not;
dominance (n.)
the power or right to give orders or make decisions;
Synonyms: authority / authorization / authorisation / potency / say-so
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