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1. (n.) dominion
the power to govern; sovereign authority.
2. dominion
the act or fact of ruling; domination.
3. dominion
the territory subject to the control of a single ruler or government.
4. dominion
(often cap.) any of the self-governing countries outside the United Kingdom belonging to the Commonwealth of Nations.
Etymology: (1890–95)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) dominion, rule
dominance or power through legal authority
"France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar"
2. (noun) district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
3. (noun) Dominion
one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) dominion
sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy
2. (noun) dominion
superior prominence; predominance; ascendency
3. (noun) dominion
that which is governed; territory over which authority is exercised; the tract, district, or county, considered as subject; as, the dominions of a king. Also used figuratively; as, the dominion of the passions
4. (noun) dominion
a supposed high order of angels; dominations. See Domination, 3
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Sense: rule or power
There was no-one left to challenge his dominion.
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 Afrikaans: heerskap |
 Arabic: سَيْطَرَه، سُلْطَه |
 Bulgarian: власт |
 Brazilian: autoridade |
 Czech: nadvláda, převaha |
 German: die Herrschaft |
 Danish: herredømme; magt |
 Greek: εξουσία |
 Spanish: dominio |
 Estonian: ülemvõim |
 Farsi: حکومت؛ فرمانروایی |
 Finnish: valta |
 French: domination |
 Hebrew: שִׁלטוֹן |
 Hindi: प्रभुत्व, नियतंत्रण |
 Croatian: vlast |
 Hungarian: uralom |
 Indonesian: kekuasaan |
 Icelandic: yfirráð |
 Italian: dominio |
 Japanese: 統治 |
 Korean: 지배권, 통치권 |
 Lithuanian: valdžia |
 Latvian: valdīšana; vara |
 Malay: kuasa pemerintahan |
 Dutch: heerschappij |
 Norwegian: herredømme, makt |
 Polish: panowanie |
 Persian: حکومت؛ فرمانروایی |
 Pashto: ډومنيون، دحاكميت حق قلمرو |
 Portuguese: autoridade |
 Romanian: autoritate |
 Russian: владычество; власть |
 Slovak: nadvláda |
 Slovenian: gospostvo |
 Serbian: nadmoć |
 Swedish: herravälde, överhöghet, m |
 Thai: การปกครอง |
 Turkish: hâkimiyet, egemenlik |
 Taiwanese: 統治 |
 Ukrainian: влада |
 Urdu: حکومت |
 Vietnamese: quyền cai trị |
 Chinese: 统治 |
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