domination
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domination
- /ˌdɒməˈneɪʃən/ UK
- /ˌdɑːməˈneɪʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English domynacion, from Old French dominacion, from Latin dominātiō (“rule, dominion”), from dominor (“domineer; rule”); see dominate.
noun dominations
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Control by means of superior ability, influence, position, or resources; prevailing force.
First, relations of power and domination have been and continue to be significantly constitutive of social relations in modern societies.
Similar: thrall
- The exercise of power in ruling; sovereignty; authority; government. [...] thou and thine vſurpe / The Dominations, Royalties, and rights / Of this oppreſſed boy; [...]
- A dominion; an angel from a high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy. Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers.
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A fetish characterized by control and power over and discipline of one's sexual partner; sometimes including topping or sadism.
By night, I am Mistress Shay Noir, the Black queen of domination. The world's most beautiful sadist.
Opposite: submission
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Synonym of cover.
With more than 200 research papers published on the algorithmic complexity of domination and related parameters of graphs, it is difficult to know what to cover in a relatively short chapter on the subject, especially since it could take quite a few pages just to cover the preliminaries of computati
Similar: cover
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mastery, supremacy, ascendancy, dominance, ruling, controlling, control, command, proficiency, predominance, leadership, influence, power, rule, primacy, prevalence
Translations
Every language
noun Christianity
| Español | dominación |
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noun act of dominating
| Español | dominación |
|---|---|
| Português | dominação, domínio |
| Français | domination |
| Deutsch | Herrschaft, Vorherrschaft |
| Italiano | dominazione |
| Ελληνικά | κυριαρχία kyriarchía |
| Русский | госпо́дство gospódstvo, преоблада́ние preobladánije |
| العربية | هَيْمَنَة haymana, سَيْطَرَة sayṭara |
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