Domination

n.	1.	The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling; dominion; supremacy; authority; often, arbitrary or insolent sway. In such a people, the haughtiness of domination combines with the spirit of freedom. - Burke.
	2.	A ruling party; a party in power.
	3.	A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; - a meaning given by the schoolmen. Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers. - Milton.

Noun	1.	domination - social control by dominating
	2.	domination - power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas" Synonyms: supremacy, mastery

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