supremacy
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Supremacy is the state of being supreme—highest in rank, power, or authority.
It implies dominance over all others in a given domain: naval supremacy, the supremacy of the federal government over the states.
White supremacy is the racist ideology that white people are inherently superior and should dominate society.
They fought for air supremacy over the Pacific.
Dominant group's control
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- predominanceSuperior influence or control
- paramountcyState of supreme authority
- dominionAuthority to rule
sovereignty · reign · overlordship · command · rule · mastership · imperium · empire
Utmost summit or spire
- zenithPoint straight overhead
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- acmeUltimate point of attainment
- peakUtmost height attained
summit · preeminence · eminence · distinction · prestige · renown · primacy · transcendence
Legal authority's scope
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- legislativeConcerning the creation of laws
judicial · executive · constitutional · federal · parliamentary · governmental · regulatory · enforcement
Prejudice based on ethnicity
- racialismDoctrine of ethnic determinism
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- ultranationalismExtreme supremacist patriotism
- fascismUltranationalist dictatorial political system
neo-Nazism · neo-fascism · xenophobia · chauvinism · ethnocentrism · segregation · apartheid · Aryan
Control over one's fate
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
- self-governmentRuling oneself independently
- independenceFreedom from external control
- freedomAbsence of constraint
hegemony
Dominant group's control
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- predominanceSuperior influence or control
- paramountcyState of supreme authority
dominion · sovereignty · reign · overlordship · command · rule · mastership · imperium · empire · tyranny
pinnacle
Utmost summit or spire
peak · summit · preeminence · eminence · distinction · prestige · renown · primacy · transcendence · unrivaled
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
legislative · judicial · executive · constitutional · federal · parliamentary · governmental · regulatory · enforcement · sanction
racism
Prejudice based on ethnicity
- racialismDoctrine of ethnic determinism
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- ultranationalismExtreme supremacist patriotism
fascism · neo-Nazism · neo-fascism · xenophobia · chauvinism · ethnocentrism · segregation · apartheid · Aryan · hate group
self-determination
Control over one's fate
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
- self-governmentRuling oneself independently
- independenceFreedom from external control
freedom · liberty · autonomy · national sovereignty · statehood
- victorieschampionship, trophy, gold medal, first place, cup
- divinitydeity, godhood, divine, godhead, holiness
- competitioncompete, competitor, contender, winner, sports
- controlremote control, self-control, birth control, crowd control, cruise control
- leadershipleadership styles, leader, leadership skills, boss, leading
- royaltyking, queen, prince, princess, kings
supremacysubordination
Lower position in hierarchy
inferiority · subservience · subjugation · servitude · vassalage
supremacypowerlessness
Inability to affect outcomes
impotence · helplessness · weakness · subjection · vulnerability
supremacyinferiority
Lower status or quality
mediocrity · insignificance · obscurity · lowliness · averageness
- white supremacistOne claiming racial superiority
- white supremacyDoctrine of racial superiority
- male supremacyMen's assumed superiority
- papal supremacyPope's highest ecclesiastical authority
- supremacy clauseRule establishing legal precedence
- naval supremacyDominant fleet control