ascendancy

ascendancynoun
ascendancies
pl
Translations
His ascendancy in the company was evident after the promotion.
Его влияние в компании стало очевидным после повышения.
The political party gained ascendancy in the recent elections.
Политическая партия получила господство на последних выборах.
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.
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.