Need another word that means the same as “dominion”? Find 32 synonyms for “dominion” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Dominion” are: district, territorial dominion, territory, rule, supremacy, ascendancy, dominance, domination, superiority, predominance, primacy, hegemony, authority, mastery, control, command, direction, power, sway, government, jurisdiction, sovereignty, suzerainty, lordship, overlordship, dependency, colony, protectorate, province, outpost, satellite, satellite state
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “dominion” as a noun can have the following definitions:
ascendancy | Occupation of a position of dominant power or influence. The poor have a moral ascendancy over the rich. |
authority | The confidence resulting from personal expertise. He was an authority on the stock market. |
colony | A group of people living in a colony consisting of the original settlers and their descendants and successors. An artists colony. |
command | The power or authority to command. He obeyed her commands without question. |
control | The economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc. He lost control of his car. |
dependency | A country or province controlled by another. The country s dependency on the oil industry. |
direction | Something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action. They proposed a new direction for the firm. |
district | A division of a county or region that elects its own councillors. An elegant shopping district. |
dominance | The predominance of one or more species in a plant or animal community. Her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her. |
government | The study of government of states and other political units. A democratic form of government. |
hegemony | The dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others. The hegemony of a single member state is not incompatible with a genuine confederation. |
jurisdiction | (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law. The claim will be within the jurisdiction of the industrial tribunal. |
lordship | Supreme power or rule. Lands including the lordship of Denbigh. |
mastery | Power to dominate or defeat. A child s mastery of language. |
outpost | A military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops. A few scattered outposts along the west coast. |
overlordship | The position of overlord. |
power | A state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world. The power of the president. |
predominance | The possession or exertion of control or power. Hollywood s continued predominance in the international film market. |
primacy | The fact of an item having been presented earlier to the subject (especially as increasing its likelihood of being remembered. London s primacy as a financial centre. |
protectorate | The relationship between a protectorate and the state that controls it. Panama was juridically a protectorate of the United States. |
province | A district under an archbishop or a metropolitan. Chengdu capital of Sichuan province. |
rule | A strip of wood or other rigid material used for measuring length or marking straight lines a ruler. The right hand rule for inductive fields. |
satellite | Transmitted by satellite using or relating to satellite technology. Satellite broadcasting. |
satellite state | A person who follows or serves another. |
sovereignty | A self-governing state. National sovereignty. |
superiority | A supercilious manner or attitude. The allies have achieved air superiority. |
supremacy | Power to dominate or defeat. The supremacy of the king. |
suzerainty | A position of control by a sovereign or state over another state that is internally autonomous. Henry claimed suzerainty over the duchy of Brittany. |
sway | Rule; control. The easy sway of her hips. |
territorial dominion | A territorial military unit. |
territory | An area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state. Sorties into enemy territory. |
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