supremacy
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su·prem·a·cy
(so͝o-prĕm′ə-sē)n. pl. su·prem·a·cies
1. The quality or condition of being supreme.
2. Supreme power or authority.
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supremacy
(sʊˈprɛməsɪ; sjʊ-)n
1. supreme power; authority
2. the quality or condition of being supreme
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su•prem•a•cy
(səˈprɛm ə si, sʊ-)n.
1. the state of being supreme.
2. supreme authority or power.
[1540–50]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() transcendence, transcendency, superiority - the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, dominance, control - 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" |
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supremacy
noun domination, dominance, ascendancy, sovereignty, sway, lordship, mastery, dominion, primacy, pre-eminence, predominance, supreme power, absolute rule, paramountcy The president asserted his supremacy over the prime minister.
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supremacy
nounThe condition or fact of being dominant:
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Translations
سِيادَه، تَفَوُّق، سَيْطَرَه
nadvláda
overherredømme
fõhatalom
drottinvald; yfirburîir
supremacy
[sʊˈpreməsɪ] N → supremacía fnaval/political supremacy → supremacía f naval/política
the struggle for supremacy → la lucha por la supremacía
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
supremacy
n → Vormachtstellung f; (Pol, Eccl, fig) → Supremat nt or m; air/naval supremacy → Luft-/Seeherrschaft f
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
supreme
(suˈpriːm) adjective1. the highest, greatest, or most powerful. the supreme ruler.
2. the greatest possible. an act of supreme courage.
suˈpremely adverbsupremacy (suˈpreməsi) noun
the state of being the greatest or most powerful. How did Rome maintain her supremacy over the rest of the world for so long?
the Supreme Court noun the highest court of law in (a state of) the USA and many other countries.
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