domination
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əˈneɪ noun
1.
an act or instance of dominating.
2.
rule or sway; control, often arbitrary.
3.
dominations, Theology. one of the nine orders of celestial attendants of God. Compare angel ( def 1 ).
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Domination
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act of dominating or state of being dominated |
| 2. | authority; rule; control |
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Word Origin & History
domination
late 14c., from O.Fr. domination, from L. dominationem (nom. dominatio), from dominari "to rule, have dominion over," from dominus "lord, master," lit. "master of the house," from domus "home" (see domestic) + -nus, suffix denoting ownership or relation.
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Example sentences
If you do not believe in world domination through mind control, perhaps my experiments are working.
In an era of warring ideologies, the only meaningful contest was for domination, and the repenters were clearly the losers.
Other irresponsible rogue nations bent on world domination have hundreds or thousands of them.
The old empires were direct exercises in territorial domination, cultural subjugation, and the extraction of wealth.
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