as ‧ cen ‧ dan ‧ cy BrE AmE , ascendency /əˈsendənsi/ noun [uncountable] formal
a position of power, influence, or control ⇨ ascendant :
moral ascendancy
ascendancy of
the ascendancy of nationalist forces
ascendancy over
Butler established ascendancy over his critics.
He slowly gained ascendancy in the group.
in the ascendancy
a teaching method that is currently in the ascendancy