dominance
Being on top
Dominance is control or power over others, or the state of being dominant.
In animal behavior, dominance describes hierarchical relationships where some individuals have priority access to resources: The alpha wolf maintained dominance over the pack.
The word applies to competitive situations—market dominance, military dominance—and to personality traits: Her dominance in meetings intimidated colleagues.
In genetics, dominance describes how one allele masks another.
Authoritative instruction given
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
regulation · administration · coordination · supervision · restraint · manipulation · steering · enforcement
Power to exert force
- mightGreat physical strength
- forceStrength or compulsion
- potencyDegree of strength
- cloutInformal power or punch
leverage · supremacy · hegemony · predominance · preeminence · paramountcy · superiority · invincibility
Social dominance arrangement
- alphaFirst Greek letter
- betaGreek alphabet's second letter
- omegaTwenty-fourth Greek letter
- subordinationLower position in hierarchy
rank · status · stratification · social structure · caste · class · seniority · chain of command
Supreme independent authority
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- realmGoverned territory or sphere
- turfGrass-covered earth surface
- empireDomain under unified control
kingdom · regime · colonization · occupation · annexation · sphere of influence · stronghold · foothold
Confident self-expression quality
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
posturing · territorial · imposing · overbearing · pushy · forceful · demanding · controlling
Presence in all places
- pervasivenessExtent of spreading throughout
- preponderanceSuperiority in weight or number
- saturationState of complete permeation
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
mainstream · widespread · commonality · market share · monopoly · stranglehold · footprint · penetration
command
Authoritative instruction given
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
management · regulation · administration · coordination · supervision · restraint · manipulation · steering · enforcement · grip
strength
Power to exert force
clout · leverage · supremacy · hegemony · predominance · preeminence · paramountcy · superiority · invincibility · omnipotence
pecking order
Social dominance arrangement
subordination · rank · status · stratification · social structure · caste · class · seniority · chain of command · command structure
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- realmGoverned territory or sphere
- turfGrass-covered earth surface
empire · kingdom · regime · colonization · occupation · annexation · sphere of influence · stronghold · foothold · expansion
assertiveness
Confident self-expression quality
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
coercion · posturing · territorial · imposing · overbearing · pushy · forceful · demanding · controlling · browbeating
ubiquity
Presence in all places
- pervasivenessExtent of spreading throughout
- preponderanceSuperiority in weight or number
- saturationState of complete permeation
proliferation · mainstream · widespread · commonality · market share · monopoly · stranglehold · footprint · penetration · reach
rivalry
Ongoing contest between opponents
triumph · champion · winner · opponent · challenger · contender · tournament · showdown · knockout · underdog
- controlremote control, self-control, birth control, crowd control, cruise control
- leadershipleadership styles, leader, leadership skills, boss, leading
- animal behaviorsswimming, running, walking, jumping, flying
- authorityleaders, ruler, rulers, monarch, bosses
- competitivenessrivalry, vying, contending, outdoing, outperforming
- dominancesupremacy, superiority, ascendancy, primacy, hegemony
dominancesubmission
Yielding to another's will
subordination · subservience · subjugation · servility · obedience
dominancepowerlessness
Inability to affect outcomes
helplessness · impotence · weakness · ineffectuality · incapacity
dominanceobscurity
State of being unknown
insignificance · irrelevance · marginality · anonymity · mediocrity
- dominant speciesMost influential population present
- dominant maleHighest-ranking man
- dominant partner
- dominant traitGene expression that overrides
- male dominanceMen's systemic societal control
- dominant cultureSociety's prevailing belief system