dominating

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With the state sector so all-dominating, and its patronage so rich, political affiliation matters.

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  1. exercising influence or control. Opposite of subordinate.

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  1. offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
  2. most powerful or important or influential
  3. used of a height or viewpoint

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  • That he'd be dominating, and possessive, and jealous? —  HPre2243_-_Pregnant_Mistress,_The_-_Marton,_Sandra.htm
  • Nick and Starr dominating, and then winning, the entire thing-proved to be a fairly exciting yet honestly predictable run, will this season offer something pretty different and pretty exciting, and hopefully provide a riveting race, overall? —  BuddyTV
  • Despite his name dominating the school's record book, Sandrin appreciated his best swimmer remaining a team player. —  news | WM | http://www.starnewsonline.com
  • In all the international markets FB is absolutely dominating, and they'll catch up to MySpace in the next year. —  Original Signal - The best of Web 2.0
  • If they can delay action on the president's initiatives until something comes along that they have a greater chance of dominating, they may leverage themselves back into relevance. pete Says: —  Think Progress
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dominating:   dominate ·  dominated ·  dominates
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