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ascendancy

ascendancynoun
ascendancies
pl
Translations
empriseIdée de contrôle ou d'influence sur quelqu'un ou quelque chose.
Her intellectual ascendancy over her colleagues was unquestioned.
Son emprise intellectuelle sur ses collègues était incontestée.
ascendantPuissance ou influence dominante; emploi courant.
The political party gained ascendancy after winning the majority of seats in the election.
Le parti politique a pris l'ascendant après avoir remporté la majorité des sièges lors de l'élection.
Additional translations
dominationPlus général; souligne la supériorité ou la prépondérance.
Definitions
A position of dominant power or influence.
The political party gained ascendancy after winning the majority of seats in the election.
Control or governing influence over something or someone.
Her intellectual ascendancy over her colleagues was unquestioned.
Synonyms
authority
control
influence
supremacy
power
leadership
preeminence
dominance
ascendancyproper noun
Definitions
The Protestant Ascendancy: the formerly dominant social class in Ireland that held political, economic, and social power from the late 17th to the early 20th century.
Land reforms in the 19th century began to undermine the power of the Ascendancy.
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