supremacy

CEFRC1

/suˈpɹɛməsi/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The state of having more power or authority than others.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Power over all others.

Examples

  • Are we not ourselves creating our successors in the supremacy of the earth?

  • Why does Tom always act personally attacked when white supremacy is mentioned?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The ideology that a specified group is superior to others or should have supreme power over them.

  2. The quality of being supreme.

  3. A state of privilege for a specified group relative to other people in society.

More examples

In context

  • white supremacy

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The blank of the king over his subjects was unquestioned.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From supreme + -acy (a variant of -cy). Compare with supremity and New Latin suprematia.