Noun

(en noun)

The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy.

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Being in a position of power, authority or ascendancy over others.

(physiology) The superior development of or preference for one side of the body or one of a pair of organs; such as being right-handed.

(biology, genetics) The property of a gene such that it suppresses the expression of its allele.

Noun

(monopolies)

A situation, by legal privilege or other agreement, in which solely one party (company, cartel etc.) exclusively provides a particular product or service, dominating that market and generally exerting powerful control over it.

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An exclusive control over the trade or production of a commodity or service through exclusive possession.

The privilege granting the exclusive right to exert such control.

(metonymy) The market thus controlled.

(metonymy) The holder (person, company or other) of such market domination in one of the the above manners.