supremacy

noun/suːˈprɛməsi/

Frequency rank: #6,541 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

the state of being superior to all others in authority, power, or status.

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Example sentence

Many historians debate which nation held supremacy over global trade routes in the 19th century.

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