Definitions and Synonyms of dominance | Another word for dominance | What is dominance?
Definition 1: the power or right to give orders or make decisions - [noun denoting attribute]Samples where dominance or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- he has the authority to issue warrants
- deputies are given authorization to make arrests
- a place of potency in the state
Synonyms for dominance in the sense of this definition
(dominance is a kind of ...) power to direct or determine
"under control" (... is a kind of dominance ) authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property
(... is a kind of dominance ) complete freedom or authority to act
(... is a kind of dominance ) the power or authority to command
"an admiral in command" (... is a kind of dominance ) supreme authority; absolute dominion
(... is a kind of dominance ) the authority of a lord
(... is a kind of dominance ) authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)
"the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign" (... is a kind of dominance ) the authority of a state to govern another state
Samples where dominance or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- he has the authority to issue warrants
- deputies are given authorization to make arrests
- a place of potency in the state
Synonyms for dominance in the sense of this definition
(dominance is a kind of ...) power to direct or determine
"under control"(... is a kind of dominance ) authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property
(... is a kind of dominance ) complete freedom or authority to act
(... is a kind of dominance ) the power or authority to command
"an admiral in command"(... is a kind of dominance ) supreme authority; absolute dominion
(... is a kind of dominance ) the authority of a lord
(... is a kind of dominance ) authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)
"the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign"(... is a kind of dominance ) the authority of a state to govern another state
Definition 2: superior development of one side of the body - [noun denoting attribute]Synonyms for dominance in the sense of this definition
(dominance is a kind of ...) an attribute of the body
Synonyms for dominance in the sense of this definition
(dominance is a kind of ...) an attribute of the body
Definition 3: 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 - [noun denoting phenomenon](dominance is a kind of ...) (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals
(dominance belongs to category ...) the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
(dominance is a kind of ...) (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals
(dominance belongs to category ...) the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
Definition 4: the state that exists when one person or group has power over another - [noun denoting state]Samples where dominance or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her
Synonyms for dominance in the sense of this definition
(dominance is a kind of ...) a state at a particular time
"a condition (or state) of disrepair" "the current status of the arms negotiations" (... is a kind of dominance ) position or state of being dominant or in control
"that idea was in the ascendant" (... is a kind of dominance ) power to dominate or defeat
"mastery of the seas" (... is a kind of dominance ) the state of being predominant over others
(... is a kind of dominance ) dominance or power through legal authority
"France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa" "the rule of Caesar" (... is a kind of dominance ) the state of being controlled or governed
(... is a kind of dominance ) dominance through threat of punishment and violence
(... is a kind of dominance ) exclusive control or possession of something
"They have no monopoly on intelligence"
Samples where dominance or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her