dominion
[noun]
Synonyms:
- control, authority, command, jurisdiction, power, rule, sovereignty, supremacy
- kingdom, country, domain, empire, realm, territory

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do‧min‧ion /dəˈmɪnjən/ noun

1. [uncountable] literary the power or right to rule people or control something
have/hold dominion over somebody/something
The King held dominion over a vast area.

2. [countable] formal the land owned or controlled by one person or a government:
the king’s dominions

3. (also Dominion) [countable] old-fashioned a country belonging to the British empire or Commonwealth ⇒ colony, protectorate:
opinion at home and in the dominions

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