Dominion

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  • noun. Control or the exercise of control; sovereignty.
  • noun. A territory or sphere of influence or control; a realm.
  • noun. A self-governing nation under the nominal rule of the British monarch.
  • noun. undefined
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Lordship; sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; empire: as, a territory under the dominion of a foreign power.
  • noun. The right of uncontrolled possession, use, and disposal; power of control.
  • noun. A territory and people subject to a specific government or control; a domain: as, the dominions of Prussia.
  • noun. plural Same as dominations. See domination, 3.
  • noun. Synonyms Sovereignty, sway, control, rule, mastery, ascendancy.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy.
  • noun. Superior prominence; predominance; ascendency.
  • noun. That which is governed; territory over which authority is exercised; the tract, district, or county, considered as subject. Also used figuratively.
  • noun. A supposed high order of angels; dominations. See Domination, 3.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. power or the use of power; sovereignty over something.
  • noun. a kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence.
  • noun. One of the colonies of the British Empire given self-government through the Statute of Westminster, such as Canada or Newfoundland.
  • noun. An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above angels and below thrones.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
  • noun. one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth
  • noun. dominance or power through legal authority
    • Word Usage
    "Princes] _shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion_."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    body politic  commonwealth  country  land  nation  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Virginian  minion  opinion  pinion  virginian  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ascendency  conqueror  conquest  despotism  domination  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    acme  administration  ally  ambit  antecedence  
    variant
    domination  
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