Meaning & Definition of Dominance in English
English⟶
Dominance
/dɑmənəns/
noun
1. Superior development of one side of the body
synonym:
- laterality,
- dominance
2. The state that exists when one person or group has power over another
- "Her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"
synonym:
- dominance,
- ascendance,
- ascendence,
- ascendancy,
- ascendency,
- control
3. The organic phenomenon in which one of a pair of alleles present in a genotype is expressed in the phenotype and the other allele of the pair is not
synonym:
- dominance
4. The power or right to give orders or make decisions
- "He has the authority to issue warrants"
- "Deputies are given authorization to make arrests"
- "A place of potency in the state"
synonym:
- authority,
- authorization,
- authorisation,
- potency,
- dominance,
- say-so