supremacy
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supremacy
- /suˈpɹɛməsi/
Where it comes from
From supreme + -acy (a variant of -cy). Compare with supremity and New Latin suprematia.
noun supremacies
- The quality of being supreme.
- Power over all others.
- The ideology that a specified group is superior to others or should have supreme power over them. white supremacy
- A state of privilege for a specified group relative to other people in society.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: domination, mastery, superiority, preeminence, excellence, paramountcy, predominance, prevalence, power, primacy, preponderance, dominance, priority, advantage, precedence, succession
Translations
Every language
noun quality of being supreme
| Español | supremacía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 패권 paegwon |
| 日本語 | 覇権 haken |
| 中文 | 霸權 /霸权 bàquán |
| Português | supremacia |
| Français | suprématie |
| Deutsch | Vorherrschaft |
| Italiano | supremazia |
| Ελληνικά | υπεροχή yperochí, κύρος kýros, κυριαρχία kyriarchía |
| Română | supremație |
| Русский | превосхо́дство prevosxódstvo, госпо́дство gospódstvo |
| Tiếng Việt | bá quyền |
| العربية | تَفَوُّق tafawwuq |
noun authority over all others
| Español | supremacía |
|---|---|
| Português | supremacia |
| Русский | превосхо́дство prevosxódstvo, верхове́нство verxovénstvo, госпо́дство gospódstvo |
Talk about this word "supremacy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/supremacy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. supremacy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/supremacy "supremacy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/supremacy.Cite this
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title = {supremacy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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