Definition of 'ascendancy'
uncountable noun
If one group has ascendancy over another group, it has more power or influence than the other group.
[formal]
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(əˈsendənsi)
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SYNONYMS primacy, predominance, command, sovereignty, mastery, supremacy.Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019
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