ascendancy
/uh-SEN-dun-see/nouna position of dominant power or influence
“The reformers gained ascendancy after the audit scandal.”
- Synonyms
- dominance, supremacy, sway
- Antonyms
- decline, subordination
- Memory hook
- ascend: risen above the rest.
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