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ascendancy

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Noun

the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
- her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her

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Synonyms:
dominance ascendance ascendence ascendency control

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "ascendancy":
ascending ascendance ascendancy ascendence ascendency
Words contain "ascendancy" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
overcomer subduer surmounter ascendancy caliphate authoritative important

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