dominion

dominion
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. power, authority; domain, state, territory. See region, possession.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [The acknowledged right to govern]
Syn. authority, seniority, jurisdiction, control, power, rule, sway, authorization, reign, ascendancy, sovereignty, supremacy, mastership, lordship, prerogative, privilege, regency, commission, empire; see also administration 1 , power 2 .
Ant. anarchy*, subjugation, bondage.
2. [Actual control]
Syn. management, control, domination; see administration 1 , government 1 .
3. [A governed area]
Syn. domain, territory, realm, kingdom; see area 2 , nation 1 , territory 2 .
See Synonym Study at power .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
rule, realm, domain, sovereignty, authority, jurisdiction, command, reign, control, supremacy.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. The right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge: authority, command, control, domination, jurisdiction, mastery, might, power, prerogative, sovereignty, sway. Informal: say-so. See OVER. 2. The fact of possessing or the legal right to possess something: ownership, possession, proprietorship, title. See OWNED. 3. The act of exercising controlling power or the condition of being so controlled: command, control, dominance, domination, mastery, reign, rule, sway. See OVER.

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