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dominance
noun
Superior development of one side of the body
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ˈdɒmɪnəns
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noun
Superior development of one side of the body
noun
The power or right to give orders or make decisions
“He has the authority to issue warrants”
noun
The organic phenomenon in which one of a pair of alleles present in a genotype is expressed in the phenotype and the other allele of the pair is not
noun
The state that exists when one person or group has power over another
“Her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her”
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He has the authority to issue warrants
Deputies are given authorization to make arrests
A place of potency in the state
Her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her
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