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

Derived forms: ascendences

Type of: condition, status

Encyclopedia: Ascendence