ascendancies

States of supremacy

Ascendancies is the plural of ascendancy, meaning positions of dominant power or controlling influence.

A nation might have multiple ascendancies over the course of its history, or rival factions might struggle for competing ascendancies within an organization.

The word implies supremacy gained through gradual rise rather than sudden seizure.

dominance

hegemony

Dominant group's control

supremacyHighest rank or power
predominanceSuperior influence or control
sovereigntySupreme independent authority

dominion · mastery · preeminence · lordship · paramountcy · superiority · overlordship · suzerainty · primacy · preponderance

political

regime

System of governance

administrationOrganizational oversight and control
governanceHow authority is exercised
empireDomain under unified control

monarchy · oligarchy · dictatorship · autocracy · dynasty · ruling class · establishment · junta · triumvirate · colonial rule

rise

elevation

Height above reference point

climbAscend using effort
ascentUpward movement
surgeSudden powerful increase

upsurge · upswing · advancement · progression · emergence · growth · flourishing · expansion · consolidation · establishment

Opposites

power/dominance

ascendanciessubordinations

Acts of placing below

subjugations · subservience · inferiority · submission · servitude

trajectory/movement

ascendanciesdeclines

Refuses or diminishes

descents · falls · downfalls · collapses · deteriorations

Family

ascend, descendants, ascending, descendant, ascendant, ascendancy, ascends, ascended, ascendance

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