ascendancy
11ascendancy — / ascendency [n] domination advantage, authority, command, control, dominance, dominion, edge, influence, jump*, leg up*, mastery, on top, power, predominance, preeminence, prepotence, prevalence, reign, rule, sovereignty, superiority, supremacy …
12ascendancy — or ascendency [ə sen′dən sē] n. a position in which one has control or power; supremacy; domination: also ascendance or ascendence …
13ascendancy — as|cen|dan|cy ascendency [əˈsendənsi] n [U] formal a position of power, influence, or control →↑ascendant ▪ moral ascendancy ascendancy of ▪ the ascendancy of nationalist forces ascendancy over ▪ Butler established ascendancy over his critics. ▪… …
14ascendancy — n. 1)to attain, gain ascendancy over 2) (a) clear cut; overwhelming ascendancy * * * [ə sendənsɪ] gain ascendancy over overwhelming ascendancy (a) clear cut to attain …
15ascendancy — [[t]əse̱ndənsi[/t]] also ascendency N UNCOUNT If one group has ascendancy over another group, it has more power or influence than the other group. [FORMAL] Although geographically linked, the two provinces have long fought for political… …
16ascendancy — noun a) The process or period of ones ascent This was a key moment in Caesars ascendancy. b) Supremacy; superiority; dominant control; the quality of being in the ascendant …
17ascendancy — as|cen|dan|cy [ ə sendənsi ] noun uncount the advantage, power, or influence that one person or group has over another: Two early goals established the team s ascendancy in the first half …
18ascendancy — UK [əˈsendənsɪ] / US noun [uncountable] the advantage, power, or influence that one person or group has over another Two early goals established the team s ascendancy in the first half …
19ascendancy — [əˈsendənsi] noun [U] the advantage, power, or influence that one person or group has over another the party s political ascendancy[/ex] …
20ascendancy — ascendant ► ADJECTIVE 1) holding a position of increasing status or influence. 2) Astrology (of a planet, zodiacal degree, or sign) on or close to the intersection of the ecliptic with the eastern horizon. ► NOUN Astrology ▪ the ascendant point.… …
