ˈdämənən(t)s noun
( -s )
1. : dominant position in an order of forcefulness : ascendancy
the sexes in chimpanzees are about as different from each other dimorphously as human sexes are, but dominance in the band may be by either sex — Weston La Barre
in total, it would create a situation ultimately favorable to Soviet dominance in the world — Dean Acheson
specifically : the relative position of an animal in the social hierarchy of its kind — compare peck order
2. : position or exercise of dominant authority, leadership, or influence
the dominance of government in the field of labor relations
even boards of directors, the theoretical representatives of the stockholders, have more and more come under managerial dominance — Fortune
3. : dominant position in space
the dominance of the towers of the cathedral over the city
4. : highest or superior prevalence : preponderance
on a continent where the rural life is predominant, Argentina is notable for the dominance of its big cities — P.E.James
the area provides a dominance of effusive igneous rocks
5.
a. : the quality of one of a pair of alleles that suppresses the expression of the other member of the pair when both are present ; also : the suppression so exerted
b. : the influence or control over ecological communities exhibited by dominants
c. : functional asymmetry between a pair of bodily structures
dominance of the right hand over the left in right-handedness