domination Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun social control by dominating
  2. noun power to dominate or defeat
    mastery; supremacy.
    • mastery of the seas

WordNet

Dom`i*na"tion noun
Etymology
F. domination, L. dominatio.
Definitions
  1. The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling; dominion; supremacy; authority; often, arbitrary or insolent sway.
    In such a people, the haugtiness of domination combines with the spirit of freedom. Burke.
  2. A ruling party; a party in power. R. Burke.
  3. pl. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning given by the schoolmen.
    Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers. Milton.

Webster 1913