the condition of being dominant, or having the authority to influence or control.
Psychology. the disposition of an individual to assert control in dealing with others.
Animal Behavior. high status in a social group, usually acquired as the result of aggression, that involves the tendency to take priority in access to limited resources, as food, mates, or space.
Neurology. the normal tendency for one side of the brain to be more important than the other in controlling certain functions, as speech and language.
Also dom·i·nan·cy .
Origin of dominance
First recorded in 1810–20; domin(ant) + -ance
OTHER WORDS FROM dominance
non·dom·i·nance,nounself-dom·i·nance,noun
Words nearby dominance
domiciliar, domiciliary, domiciliary care, domiciliate, domiciliated, dominance, dominance hierarchy, dominance of genes, dominant, dominant character, dominant eye
With the dominance of Google, Facebook and Amazon, the rest are left to pick through the carcass for what remains, and it’s getting even more challenged.
‘Not enough money to go around’: US digital-media publishers curb international expansion|Lucinda Southern|August 26, 2020|Digiday
There are four apps that seem to be the main potential threats to TikTok’s dominance, each with different audiences, features, and challenges.
A guide to the TikTokish apps that want to be the next TikTok|Abby Ohlheiser|August 6, 2020|MIT Technology Review
It seemed the happiest couples differed in terms of dominance, the tendency to take control of the situation.
Your Romantic Ideals Don’t Predict Who Your Future Partner Will Be - Issue 88: Love & Sex|Alice Fleerackers|August 5, 2020|Nautilus
Boldness, aggressiveness, and dominance got catalogued as male.
Gender Is What You Make of It - Issue 88: Love & Sex|Charles King|August 5, 2020|Nautilus
Finally, Google will confront queries about its dominance of the search market, digital advertising and favoring its own content and services at the expense of third parties and rivals.
Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook set to preview antitrust defenses before Congress|Greg Sterling|July 28, 2020|Search Engine Land
Assertions of dominance over the wards, Dr. Edwards, and the other officers are pretty much all she has left.
The Walking Dead’s ‘Crossed’: The Stage Is Now Set for a Bloody, Deadly Midseason Finale|Melissa Leon|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This year, however, Democratic dominance at pounding the pavement might finally be challenged.
Fight Over the Ground Game in Iowa Could Swing the Senate|Ben Jacobs|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Others are drawn to it because of the sense of dominance they think the drink provides.
China Is Brewing Wine From Tiger Bones|Brendon Hong|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One of the big shifts that Yuan notes is the rise and dominance of technology.
Yes We Can Still Market: Why U.S. Brands Remain World’s Most Valuable|Daniel Gross|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The quest for dominance of the Ukraine, either by Russia or NATO has been going on for a long time now.