dominance

Noun
  1. Superior development of one side of the body (synset 105005582)
    is a type of: bodily property - an attribute of the body
    same as: laterality
  2. The state that exists when one person or group has power over another (synset 114465291)
    "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"
    is a type of: condition, status - a state at a particular time
    subtypes:
    same as: ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, 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 (synset 111433914)
    referred to in: genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
    is a type of: organic phenomenon - (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals
  4. The power or right to give orders or make decisions (synset 105203850)
    "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"
    is a type of: control - power to direct or determine
    subtypes:
    • power of appointment - authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property
    • carte blanche - complete freedom or authority to act
    • command - the power or authority to command
    • imperium - supreme authority; absolute dominion
    • lordship - the authority of a lord
    • muscle - authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)
    • sovereignty - the authority of a state to govern another state
    same as: authorisation, authority, authorization, potency, say-so

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