supremacy

[suh-prem-uh-see, soo-] /səˈprɛm ə si, sʊ-/
noun
1.
the state of being supreme.
2.
supreme authority or power.
Origin
1540-50; supreme1 + -acy
Related forms
presupremacy, noun
Examples from the web for supremacy
  • The distinctive mark of this century is the supremacy of the labor element.
  • However, the spiritual particle aspires to establish its supremacy over material nature.
  • For economic supremacy firstly one must attain military supremacy.
  • Some say that reflects the country's longstanding cultural supremacy in the region.
  • We decided plainly on the latter, and are still battling to this day for video game island supremacy.
  • The contest between oil and natural gas for supremacy in the home heating market has been long and bitter.
  • But all they have achieved so far is a bitter lesson in judicial supremacy.
  • Some of these battles were purely exhibits of supremacy or to punish recalcitrant local leaders.
  • It also seems to have pinched the script, with mighty empires battling for supremacy.
  • But it does not provide any supremacy for one religion.
British Dictionary definitions for supremacy

supremacy

/sʊˈprɛməsɪ; sjʊ-/
noun
1.
supreme power; authority
2.
the quality or condition of being supreme
Word Origin and History for supremacy
n.

1540s, from supreme + -acy.