History
History
Synonyms
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US
Meaning:
authority

the (legal) power or right to control, give others and make others obey

power, control

control

the power or authority to direct, order or restrain

command, mastery

dominance

the state of being dominant

supremacy

dominion

authority to rule; control (over)

area of rule; authority

government

the power to govern

management, administration

influence

(the use of) the power to affect a person's character, belief or actions or to get a result e.g. because of a strong personality, wealth etc

power, authority

jurisdiction

the right to administer justice; legal authority

area of authority

might

great effort, power, strength; of may

ability, power

oligarchy

(a country with, system of) government by a small group of powerful people; such a group

dictatorship

predominance

(a state of) superiority in strength, numbers etc

reign

preponderance

a large amount of number of it, them

great numbers; supremacy

tyranny

(an instance of) the cruel or unjust use of power; (an instance of, country with) the kind of government existing when a ruler has complete power, especially power obtained by force and used unjustly

dictatorship

DOMINATION as in Wiktionary
DOMINATION as in Wikipedia