ascendancy

noun as·cen·dan·cy \ə-ˈsen-dən(t)-sē\

: a position of power in which someone can control or influence other people

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: governing or controlling influence : domination

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as·cen·dan·cy also as·cen·den·cy \ə-ˈsen-dən(t)-sē\

1677

Synonyms: ascendance (also ascendence), supremacy (also ascendency), dominance, domination, dominion, hegemony, imperium, predominance, predominancy, preeminence, reign, sovereignty (also sovranty)

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