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Meanings of dominance in English

Portuguese
superioridade
Catalan
domini
Spanish
sometimiento

The state that exists when one person or group has power over another.

        superioridade
        Portuguese
        autorização
        Catalan
        domini
        Spanish
        dominio

        The power or right to give orders or make decisions.

              autorização
              Catalan
              domini ecològic
              Spanish
              dominio ecológico

              Degree to which a taxon is more numerous than its competitors in an ecological community, or makes up more of the biomass.

                    Related terms
                    domini ecològic
                    Portuguese
                    lateralidade
                    Catalan
                    lateralitat

                    Superior development of one side of the body.

                          lateralidade
                          Usage of dominance in English
                          1
                          Growing political authoritarianism has coincided with greater state dominance over the economy.
                          The Guardian
                          2
                          Yet China's official bank card has achieved Hu's dream of global dominance.
                          Reuters
                          3
                          The point was to ensure Sky's continuing dominance of the pay-TV market.
                          The Guardian
                          4
                          The promised auto investment could help Mexico challenge regional dominance by Brazil.
                          Reuters
                          5
                          New data shows China's aid dominance in the Pacific is being overstated.
                          Radio NZ
                          6
                          The domination comes first; those in positions of dominance are always responsible.
                          The Guardian
                          7
                          Too often of late, José Mourinho has seen dominance yield only draws.
                          The Irish Times
                          8
                          It remains unclear whether she will be able to return to dominance.
                          The Irish Times
                          9
                          Soccer:Andre Villas-Boas today predicted the end of Barcelona's dominance of European football.
                          The Irish Times
                          10
                          Results: PCSs and physician's verbal dominance had no difference between the groups.
                          Pubmed
                          11
                          I didn't want my first true dominance fight to be with Ázzuen.
                          Promise of the wolves: a novel
                          12
                          Mongolia has historically been cautious of China after centuries of political dominance.
                          Reuters
                          13
                          It has raised antitrust concerns because of their dominance of the market.
                          Reuters
                          14
                          But even the perceived dominance of WebKit is not the real problem.
                          Wired
                          15
                          Indeed, the scoreline does not reflect the dominance of the home side.
                          The Irish Times
                          16
                          A decline in species dominance may be responsible for these contrasting patterns.
                          Pubmed