supremacy
noun/suˈpreməsi/
/suˈpreməsi/
[uncountable]- a position in which you have more power, authority or status than anyone else
- the battle for supremacy in the region
- supremacy over somebody/something The company has established total supremacy over its rivals.
Extra Examplessee also white supremacy- Coal gave the region industrial supremacy.
- a period when the British enjoyed supremacy in international trade
- factions fighting for supremacy within the Church
- the supremacy of international law
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- total
- unchallenged
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- enjoy
- have
- lose
- …
- supremacy in
- supremacy of
- supremacy over
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- a battle for supremacy
- a fight for supremacy
- a struggle for supremacy
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