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hegemony, importance, influence, predominance, preponderance, prestige, primacy, significance, stress (accent), supremacy
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Paramountcy — The doctrine of paramountcy is the legal principle that reconciles contradicting or conflicting laws in a federalist state. Where both the central government and the provincial or state governments have the power to create laws in relation to the … Wikipedia
paramountcy — noun /ˈpaɹəmaʊn(t)si/ The fact or condition of being paramount; supremacy, precedence. we saw this permanence to be true of the general paramountcy of the higher insight, even though in the ebbs of emotional excitement meaner motives might… … Wiktionary
paramountcy — paramount ► ADJECTIVE 1) more important than anything else; supreme. 2) having supreme power. DERIVATIVES paramountcy noun. ORIGIN from Old French par by + amont above … English terms dictionary
Paramountcy (Canada) — In Canadian constitutional law, the doctrine of paramountcy establishes that where there is a conflict between valid provincial and federal laws, the federal law will prevail and the provincial law will be inoperative to the extent that it… … Wikipedia
paramountcy — noun see paramount I … New Collegiate Dictionary
paramountcy — See paramount. * * * … Universalium
paramountcy — Synonyms and related words: accent, acme, authority, authorization, be all and end all, blue ribbon, championship, command, concern, concernment, consequence, consequentiality, consideration, control, directorship, dominion, effectiveness,… … Moby Thesaurus
paramountcy — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The condition or fact of being dominant: ascendance, ascendancy, dominance, domination, predominance, preeminence, preponderance, preponderancy, prepotency, supremacy. See OVER … English dictionary for students
paramountcy — pærÉ™maÊŠntsɪ n. superiority, supremeness, being of the highest rank … English contemporary dictionary
paramountcy — n 1. dominion, ascendancy, predominance, control, power, sovereignty, suzerainty, hegemony; supremacy, primacy, preeminence, upper or whip hand, sway; control, rule, command, mastery, domination; reign, empery, lordship, mastership, leadership,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
