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Noun: ascendancy  u'sen-dun(t)-see
  1. The state that exists when one person or group has power over another
    "The company's ascendancy in the tech industry was evident from its market dominance";
    - dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendency, control

Derived forms: ascendancies

Type of: condition, status

Encyclopedia: Ascendancy