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supremacy Definition

su·prema·cy (-prem′ə sē--)

noun pl. -·cies

  1. the quality or state of being supreme
  2. supreme power or authority

Etymology: < supreme + -acy

supremacy Synonyms

supremacy

n.

domination, mastery, sovereignty, supreme authority; see command 2, power 2.

supremacy Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • parliament: He also said that he would consider writing the supremacy of the British parliament into law.
  • law: Within these strict confines, the supremacy of European law was arguably defensible.
  • race: The first reason is that the Nazi philosophy is based upon the supremacy of the Aryan race.
  • rule: He governed Taiwan as a sovereign country, exercising supremacy of rule over the island's domestic and foreign affairs.

Converse of object

  • assert: History is littered with the bloody consequences of attempts to assert the supremacy of one race over another.
  • uphold: It upholds the supremacy of the constitution and requires that government officials must obey and operate within the framework of the law.
  • acknowledge: This may have made some impression on Ragnald as by 920 he was acknowledging the supremacy of Edward.
  • establish: The purpose of the war was to use force to establish the supremacy of our values.
  • challenge: The large industrial towns of the north were finally challenging the supremacy of London.
  • maintain: Brazil have made sure to maintain that supremacy in the last decade, having played in the last three World Cup finals.

Preposition: at

  • sea: During this time he built up England's fleet with the objective of challenging Spanish supremacy at sea.

Adjective modifier

  • papal: Papal supremacy is the special characteristic of the Western Church.
  • naval: Naval supremacy was the foundation, two victories driving the French from the seas in 1759.
  • legislative: Thus the legislative supremacy of the crown was established in all matters save doctrine.
  • royal: The deeds of darkness then perpetrated arose out of that doctrine of the royal supremacy.
  • ecclesiastical: And ecclesiastical supremacy was the bondage from which those brave and noble men delivered us.
  • parliamentary: He added, " In such exceptional cases the rule of law may trump parliamentary supremacy.

Noun used with modifier

  • air: In four months he hoped to recover air supremacy.
  • football: You can claim a Free £ 100 " football supremacy bet " once you have opened an account and placed just 5 bets.
  • world: Hyman's triumph dealt a blow to Australia's hopes of taking world supremacy of the pool from American hands.