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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
dominance
/ˈdɒmɪnəns/
noun
the state of being more powerful, successful, or important than others
- “He established dominance in the early stages of the competition.”Tatoeba
- “Dominance hierarchy is a key part of animal behavior.”Tatoeba
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Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)