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Dominance vs Subordination - What's the difference?

dominance | subordination |

As nouns the difference between dominance and subordination

is that dominance is the state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy while subordination is the process of making something subordinate.

dominance

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.
  • Derived terms

    * cross-dominance * dominancy

    subordination

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process of making something subordinate.
  • The property of being subordinate.
  • The quality of being properly obedient to a superior (as a superior officer).
  • See also

    * insubordination ----