Hypertext Webster Gateway: "domination"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Domination \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
domination
n 1: social control by dominating
2: power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas" [syn: {mastery},
{supremacy}]
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