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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dominance \Dom"i*nance\, Dominancy \Dom"i*nan*cy\, noun Predominance; ascendency; authority.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
dominance
noun
1: superior development of one side of the body [syn: {laterality}]
2: the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" [syn: {ascendance}, {ascendence}, {ascendancy}, {ascendency}, {control}]
3: the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests" [syn: {authority}, {authorization}, {authorisation}, {say-so}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
66 Moby Thesaurus words for "dominance": ascendance, ascendancy, authority, balance of power, charisma, charm, clout, consequence, control, credit, dominancy, domination, dominion, effect, eminence, eminent domain, enchantment, esteem, favor, force, good feeling, hold, importance, incidental power, influence, influentiality, insinuation, leadership, leverage, magnetism, masterdom, mastery, moment, overlordship, personality, persuasion, potency, power, predominance, predominancy, predomination, preeminence, preponderance, prepotence, prepotency, pressure, prestige, primacy, principality, purchase, reign, repute, rule, say, sovereignty, suasion, subtle influence, suggestion, superiority, supremacy, suzerainship, suzerainty, sway, upper hand, weight, whip hand
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