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   dominion

   /dəˈmɪnɪən/

   noun

   • 1. sovereignty or control: "man's attempt to establish dominion over nature" Similar supremacyascendancydominancedominationsuperioritypredominancepre-eminenceprimacyhegemonyauthoritymasterycontrolcommanddirectionpowerswayrulegovernmentjurisdictionsovereigntysuzeraintylordshipoverlordshipleadershipinfluencethe upper handthe whip handthe edgeadvantageholdgrasparchaic:empirerare:predominationparamountcyprepotenceprepotencyprepollency
   • ▪ another term for dominium
   • 2. the territory of a sovereign or government: "the Angevin dominions" Similar dependencycolonyprotectorateterritoryprovinceoutpostsatellitesatellite stateholdingpossessionhistorical:tributaryfiefarchaic:demesnerealmkingdomempiredomaincountrynationland
   • ▪ each of the self-governing territories of the British Commonwealth: historical "Great Britain, together with her Dominions and Colonies"
   • 3. another term for domination

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin dominio(n-), from Latin dominium, from dominus ‘lord, master’.

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   dominion stresses sovereign power or supreme authority. The U.S. has dominion over the island. The countries fought for dominion of the territory. the dominions of the empire. Recent Examples on the Web. These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to illustrate current usage.

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   DOMINION meaning: 1. control over a country or people: 2. the land that belongs to a ruler: 3. a country that…. Learn more.

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   When you are in charge of something or rule it, you have dominion over it. The most famous use of the word occurs in the Christian Bible, when God grants people dominion over other animals.

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   1. the power to govern; sovereign authority. 2. the act or fact of ruling; domination. 3. the territory subject to the control of a single ruler or government. 4. (often cap.) any of the self-governing countries outside the United Kingdom belonging to the Commonwealth of Nations.

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   What does the noun dominion mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun dominion, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. dominion has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

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   Dominion is control or authority. A dominion is an area of land that is controlled by a ruler. The Dominions were the nations which in the past were part of the British Empire but which had their own government. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. See the Dominion.

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   Definition of dominion noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [uncountable] dominion (over somebody/something) (literary) authority to rule; control. Man has dominion over the natural world. Soon the whole country was under his sole dominion. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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   DOMINION meaning: 1 : the power to rule control of a country, region, etc.; 2 : the land that a ruler or government controls

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    DOMINION definition: 1. control over a country or people: 2. the land that belongs to a ruler: 3. a country that…. Learn more.

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    Dominion definition: the power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority.. See examples of DOMINION used in a sentence.