domination

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  1. noun Control or power over another or others.
  2. noun The exercise of such control or power.
  3. noun Christianity The fourth of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology. Also called dominions.

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  • While we can't see Wii cartoons on demand or cookery shows threatening to cut into our weekend football viewing time too much, TV execs fearful of Nintendo's quest for world domination are apparently running scared over the platform holder's plans. —  Computer And Video Games
  • Like all good theater, this domination is a performance. —  Libertarian Blog Place
  • Poland and other eastern EU members are among the most dependent on Russian energy but with fresh memories of Soviet domination, their leaders have been pushing for a tough European stance. —  forUm
  • The one thing Georgians of all political stripes seem to agree on is the need to resist Russian domination, and it will be hard for an opposition movement to gain momentum as long as it's suspected of having Russian backing. —  FP Passport
  • Whether your cup of tea is wizard wars or intergalactic domination, the SSO aims to whet your sword and / or beam you up. search type: —  The Valley Advocate: News
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  1. from Middle English domynacion, from Old French dominaciun, dominacion, domination, French domination = Provencal domination = Spanish dominacion = Portuguese dominação = Italian dominazione, from Latin dominatio(n-), rule, dominion (also used in a concrete sense, in singular or plural, rulers, lords, Middle Latin a title of kings, etc., also in plural one of the supposed orders of angels), from dominari, past participle dominatus, rule: see dominate.
 

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