Domination Meaning
/ˌdɒməˈneɪʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounControl by means of superior ability, influence, position, or resources; prevailing force.
nounThe exercise of power in ruling; sovereignty; authority; government.
Sentence Examples
They take this negative way of protesting against adult domination.
I guess she's into bondage and domination.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ancient empire's ____ over neighboring lands lasted for centuries.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
They take this negative way of protesting against adult ____.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English domynacion, from Old French dominacion, from Latin dominātiō (“rule, dominion”), from dominor (“domineer; rule”); see dominate.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"First, relations of power and domination have been and continue to be significantly constitutive of social relations in modern societies."
— 2001, Angus Stewart, Theories of Power and Domination, →ISBN:
"What this means is that the subordination of women by men is pervasive, that it orders the relationship of the sexes in every area of life, that a sexual politics of domination is as much in evidence in the private spheres of the family, ordinary social life, and sexuality as in the traditionally public spheres of government and the economy."
— 2012, Sandra Lee Bartky, Femininity and Domination, →ISBN:
"England took 33 minutes to make their domination count, the goal coming from the most familiar source as captain Harry Kane headed home Declan Rice's corner for his 74th goal in 109 internationals."
— 2025 September 9, Phil McNulty, “Serbia 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport:
"[...] thou and thine vſurpe / The Dominations, Royalties, and rights / Of this oppreſſed boy; [...]"
— c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i], page 4, column 2:
"I am no friend to ariſtocracy [...]. [... O]n the ſuppoſed ruin of the conſtitution, [...] if it muſt periſh, I would rather by far ſee it reſolved into any other form, than loſt in that auſtere and inſolent domination."
— 1770, Edmund Burke, Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents, 3rd edition, London: J. Dodsley, page 28:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ancient empire's ____ over neighboring lands lasted for centuries.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
They take this negative way of protesting against adult ____.