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influential, master, paramount, powerful, predominant, rife, sovereign (absolute)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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reigning — [[t]re͟ɪnɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n The reigning champion is the most recent winner of a contest or competition at the time you are talking about. The result means that the reigning world champion has extended his lead in this season s championship … English dictionary
Reigning — Reign Reign (r?n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Reigned} (r?nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reigning}.] [OE. regnen, reinen, OF. regner, F. r[ e]gner, fr. L. regnare, fr. regnum. See {Reign}, n.] 1. To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reigning — adjective Currently ruling or holding a position. The reigning world heavyweight champion said hed defend his title once more and then retire even if he won … Wiktionary
reigning — adj. Reigning is used with these nouns: ↑champion, ↑emperor, ↑king, ↑monarch … Collocations dictionary
Reigning Sound — Infobox musical artist Name = The Reigning Sound Img capt = Background = group or band Origin = Memphis, Tennessee, USA Genre = Garage punk, rock roll Years active = 2001 mdash; Present Label = In the Red records Norton Records Sympathy for the… … Wikipedia
Reigning Knights of Georgia — The Reigning Knights of Georgia were a basketball team based in Duluth, Georgia, belonging to American Basketball Association (ABA). The team began play in the fall of 2004. They finished in 10th place in the Blue Division with a 3 18 record and… … Wikipedia
reigning — Synonyms and related words: ascendant, at the head, average, besetting, boss, chief, commanding, common, controlling, current, dominant, epidemic, general, governing, head, hegemonic, hegemonistic, in ascendancy, in charge, in chief, in the… … Moby Thesaurus
reigning — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. powerful, authoritative, ruling, in power, governing, dominating, supreme, prevailing, regnant. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Exercising controlling power or influence: commanding, controlling, dominant,… … English dictionary for students
reigning — reɪn n. rule, government; period of rule, period of time that a particular government is in control v. possess sovereign power, rule, control, govern; predominate, prevail, be widespread … English contemporary dictionary
reigning — adjective (of a sports player or team) currently holding a particular title. → reign … English new terms dictionary
