ascendancy
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as·cen·dan·cy
also as·cen·den·cy (ə-sĕn′dən-sē)n.
Superiority or decisive advantage; domination: "Germany only awaits trade revival to gain an immense mercantile ascendancy" (Winston S. Churchill).
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ascendancy
(əˈsɛndənsɪ) orascendency
;ascendance
(əˈsɛndəns) orascendence
n
the condition of being dominant, esp through superior economic or political power
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as•cend•an•cy
or as•cend•en•cy
(əˈsɛn dən si) alsoas•cend′ance, as•cend′ence,
n.
the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling influence; domination.
[1705–15]
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Noun | 1. | ascendancy - 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" condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" ascendant, ascendent - position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant" dominion, rule - dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar" regulation - the state of being controlled or governed monopoly - exclusive control or possession of something; "They have no monopoly on intelligence" |
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ascendancy
ascendencenoun influence, power, control, rule, authority, command, reign, sovereignty, sway, dominance, domination, superiority, supremacy, mastery, dominion, upper hand, hegemony, prevalence, pre-eminence, predominance The extremists are gaining ascendancy.
weakness, inferiority, subordination, subjection, servility
weakness, inferiority, subordination, subjection, servility
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ascendancy
nounThe condition or fact of being dominant:
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ascendancy
, ascendencyn → Vormachtstellung f; to gain/have (the) ascendancy over somebody → die Vorherrschaft über jdn gewinnen/haben; to gain (the) ascendancy over one’s fears → seine Ängste besiegen
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