Dominion - English meaning

noun

Occupation of a position of dominant power or influence.

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The ascendancy of good over evil

noun

A position of power, strength, or success

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They are in danger of losing their political ascendancy (= controlling power)., supporters of the p…

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The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.

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He had absolute authority over his subordinates

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The power to control or demand obedience from others

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[ u ] the police have no legal authority in these disputes., [ u ] we have to find someone in autho…

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The official power to make decisions for other people or to tell them what they must do

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The executive committee can delegate authority to the chairperson., he did not have enough authorit…

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A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country.

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Japanese forces overran the french colony of indo-china

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A country or area controlled politically by a more powerful country

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An artists’ colony, an ant colony, peru was colonized by the spanish in the 16th century.

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A country or area controlled politically by a more powerful country that is often far away

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Australia and new zealand are former british colonies.

verb

Give an authoritative or peremptory order.

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A gruff voice commanded us to enter

noun

An authoritative order.

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He obeyed her commands without question

verb

An authoritative direction or instruction to do something

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The power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events.

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The whole operation is under the control of a production manager

verb

Determine the behaviour or supervise the running of.

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He was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy

verb

Power to direct or determine

noun

A nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory.

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The country's increasingly precarious economic position

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An area of land that forms an independent political unit with its own government; a nation considered esp. as a place

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Cuba is my native country, but i now live in florida., i’m spending next weekend in the country wit…

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An area of land that has its own government, army, etc.

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What is the largest country in europe?, sri lanka is my native country, but i've been living in bel…

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A piece of land attached to a manor and retained by the owner for their own use.

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Because labour was cheap, there were ample advantages in cultivating the demesne

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An area of land owned and controlled by someone

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The forest of dean was the king's demesne., the enclosed fields of the manorial lord were known as …

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The land belonging to a manor (= a large country house)

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The enclosed fields of the manorial lord were known as the demesne.

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A country or province controlled by another.

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The islands became dependencies of norway and denmark

noun

A situation in which you need something or someone and are unable to continue normally without them

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Some parents infantilize young adults and keep them in a permanent state of dependency., we need to…

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An inability to stop doing something harmful, or using something harmful, especially a drug

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Many of the people who come to the clinic have drug or alcohol dependencies., he wrote a memoir abo…

noun

A course along which someone or something moves.

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She set off in the opposite direction

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The position toward which someone or something moves or faces

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Cars were facing every direction after slamming into each other on the icy road., i glanced in her …

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The position towards which someone or something moves or faces

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In a direction "no, go that way," i said, pointing in the opposite direction., in the direction of …

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An area of territory owned or controlled by a particular ruler or government.

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The french domains of the plantagenets

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An area of interest or an area over which a person has control

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She treated the business as her private domain., in the public domain these documents are in the pu…

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A set of websites on the internet that end with the same letters, for example .com

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Power and influence over others.

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The worldwide dominance of hollywood

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The quality of being more important, strong, or successful than anything else of the same type

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The party's dominance in scotland was being challenged for the first time., the dominance of the ca…

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The action of taking control of other people or animals in a forceful way, or the quality of liking to do this

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The new chairman appears to be trying to assert his dominance with a set of personnel changes., the…

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The exercise of power or influence over someone or something, or the state of being so controlled.

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The imperial domination of india

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The state of having control over people or a situation

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Her domination of the tennis world is undisputed.

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Power or control over other people or things

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The movie was about a group of robots set on world domination (= control of all countries).

noun

An extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state.

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The roman empire

adjective

Denoting a style of furniture, decoration, or dress fashionable chiefly during the first empire in france. the decorative style was neoclassical but marked by an interest in egyptian and other ancient motifs.

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It glories in its louis xiv and empire style, all marble, gilt and elaborate stucco.

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A group of countries ruled by a single person, government, or country

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The british/soviet empire

noun

An estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service; a fee.

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During the eastern zhou royal power declined and there was a concomitant growth in the feudal fiefs…

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An area of land, especially one that is rented and paid for by work

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The stage is his personal fiefdom.

noun

An area or type of activity that is controlled by someone

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The stage is his personal fiefdom.

noun

The group of people with the authority to govern a country or state; a particular ministry in office.

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The government's economic record

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The group of people who officially control a country

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The government of israel, the government is/are expected to announce its/their tax proposals today.…

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The system used for controlling a country, city, or group of people

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The 1990s saw a shift to democratic government in eastern europe., what this state needs is really …

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Leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others.

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Germany was united under prussian hegemony after 1871

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(especially of countries) the position of being the strongest and most powerful and therefore able to control others

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The three nations competed for regional hegemony.

noun

An area of land held by lease.

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He stated he had approximately 180 acres of his own land but also had rented other holdings through…

verb

Grasp, carry, or support with one's hands.

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She was holding a brown leather suitcase

noun

Assets such as property, shares, or cash that a government, company, or person owns

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Holding in sth the government announced that it would replace its gold reserves with holdings in do…

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The official power to make legal decisions and judgements.

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The english court had no jurisdiction over the defendants

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The official authority to make (esp. legal) decisions and judgments

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The supreme court ruled that the us government had no jurisdiction over crimes committed on indian …

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The authority that a particular court of law or official organization has to make laws, rules, or legal decisions

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A law passed in 2006 sought to strip the federal courts of jurisdiction to consider the detainees' …

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A country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen.

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The kingdom of the netherlands

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A country ruled by a king or queen

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She was queen of an ancient kingdom in egypt.

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An area that is controlled by a particular person or where a particular quality is important

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The kingdom of god/heaven, the kingdom of love

noun

The part of the earth's surface that is not covered by water.

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The reptiles lay their eggs on land

verb

Put (someone or something) on land from a boat.

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He landed his troops at hastings

noun

A state of germany or austria.

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A second school highlights the distinctive role of regional governments in federal systems, however…

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Comprehensive knowledge or skill in a particular subject or activity.

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She played with some mastery

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Great skill in a particular job or activity

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Louis armstrong’s mastery of the trumpet is legendary., only a singer of fitzgerald's mastery could…

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Complete control of something

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Her mastery of the situation

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A large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory.

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The world's leading industrialized nations

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A country, esp. when thought of as a large group of people living in one area with their own government, language, and traditions

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Most industrialized nations of the world will be represented at the conference., throughout the nat…

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A country, especially when considered as a society with its own government, economy, etc.

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Developing/emerging/industrialized nations the local community within a typical developing nation c…

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A small military camp or position at some distance from the main army, used especially as a guard against surprise attack.

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Troops in some outposts have surrendered

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A small town or group of buildings in a place that is far away, usually established as a center for military or trade operations

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An office or store that belongs to a large company but is a long way from that company's headquarters (= main office)

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He was appointed to head the company's first outpost in sub-saharan africa.

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The state of having, owning, or controlling something.

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She had taken possession of the sofa

noun

Anything owned

noun

The ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way.

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The power of speech

verb

Supply (a device) with mechanical or electrical energy.

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The car is powered by a fuel-injected 3.0-litre engine

noun

The ability or right to control people and events, or to influence the way people act or think in important ways

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The election results showed that the democrats had lost power, with republicans taking over five mo…

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The quality of being more important or better than others

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His pre-eminence in his subject is internationally recognized., the company hopes to reestablish it…

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The state or condition of being greater in number or amount.

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The predominance of women in such professions as social work and nursing

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The fact of being pre-eminent or most important.

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London's primacy as a financial centre

noun

A state that is controlled and protected by another.

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Panama was juridically a protectorate of the united states

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A principal administrative division of a country or empire.

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Chengdu, capital of sichuan province

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A kingdom.

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The defence of the realm

noun

One of a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing conduct or procedure within a particular area of activity.

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The rules of cricket

verb

Short for australian rules.

noun

An accepted principle or instruction that states the way things are or should be done, and tells you what you are allowed or are not allowed to do

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The company's chief executive failed to enforce federal workplace rules., if you broke the rule, yo…

noun

An artificial body placed in orbit round the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication.

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A communications satellite

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A natural object moving around a larger object in space, or an artificial object sent up into space to travel around the earth

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A spy/weather satellite, the moon is a satellite of the earth.

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A piece of equipment that is sent up into space to travel round the earth, used for collecting information or communicating by radio, television, etc.

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The cost of launching a satellite into orbit is vast., by satellite he will address the trade conve…

noun

The state of being superior.

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An attempt to establish superiority over others

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The state or condition of being superior to all others in authority, power, or status.

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The supremacy of the king

noun

The highest authority or greatest power

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He approved the supremacy of a strong federal government over the demands of states.

verb

Move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side.

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He swayed slightly on his feet

noun

A rhythmical movement from side to side.

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The easy sway of her hips

verb

Move back and forth

noun

An area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state.

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Sorties into enemy territory

noun

An area of land, sea, or space, esp. when it belongs to or is connected with a particular country, person, or animal

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[ u ] maryland gave up territory to form washington, dc., [ c ] the un is sending aid to the occupi…

noun

An area of a town, country, etc. that someone has responsibility for in their job

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A salesman's failure to achieve apparently realistic targets might be due to a change in the size o…

noun

A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.

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The illinois river, a tributary of the mississippi

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A river or stream that flows into a larger river or lake

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The missouri river is a tributary of the mississippi river