supremacy

/səˈprɛməsi/

/səˈprɛməsi/

Other forms: supremacies

Supremacy is the state of having the ultimate authority. A ruling king has supremacy over his kingdom.

When one group dominates another, it has supremacy. One country's army might have military supremacy over another, or your favorite baseball team might gain supremacy in the third game of the World Series, meaning it has power over the other team in the series. Supremacy comes from the Latin word supremus, which means highest.

Definitions of supremacy

1. noun

   power to dominate or defeat
   synonyms: domination, mastery

   types:

   superiority, transcendence, transcendency

   the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits

   type of:

   ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, control, dominance

   the state that exists when one person or group has power over another