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- Dictionaryascendancy/əˈsɛnd(ə)nsi/
noun
- 1. occupation of a position of dominant power or influence: "the ascendancy of good over evil"
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The meaning of ASCENDANCY is governing or controlling influence : domination. How to use ascendancy in a sentence. Did you know?
a position of power, strength, or success: They are in danger of losing their political ascendancy (= controlling power). Supporters of the proposal are currently in the ascendancy over its opponents (= are more powerful than them). SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Power to control. absolute authority. ahold.
a position of power, strength, or success: They are in danger of losing their political ascendancy (= controlling power). Supporters of the proposal are currently in the ascendancy over its opponents (= are more powerful than them). SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Power to control. absolute authority. ahold.
uncountable noun. If one group has ascendancy over another group, it has more power or influence than the other group. [formal] Although geographically linked, the two provinces have long fought for political ascendancy. The extremists are gaining ascendancy.
Ascendancy is the state of being in a higher position. If you look at ascendancy, you see the word, ascend, which means to go up. Ascendancy is not so much about going up, but about being up. Another word for it is dominance, especially in the context of foreign or domestic relations.
ascendancy. noun. /əˈsendənsi/. /əˈsendənsi/. (also ascendency) [uncountable, singular] (formal) the position of having power or influence over somebody/something. United gained the ascendancy after half-time. in the ascendancy The opposition party was in the ascendancy (= gaining control).
ASCENDANCY meaning: a position of power in which someone can control or influence other people.
noun. (also ascendency) /əˈsɛndənsi/. [uncountable] ascendancy (over somebody/something) (formal) the position of having power or influence over someone or something moral/political/intellectual ascendancy The opposition party was in the ascendancy (= gaining control).
What does the noun ascendancy mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun ascendancy. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
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