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Superiority vs Supremacy - What's the difference?

superiority | supremacy |

As nouns the difference between superiority and supremacy

is that superiority is the state of being superior while supremacy is the quality of being supreme.

superiority

English

Alternative forms

* superiourity (obsolete)

Noun

(superiorities)
  • the state of being superior
    • Many colleges want to achieve football superiority.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=April 15 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Chelsea will point to that victory margin as confirmation of their superiority - but Spurs will complain their hopes of turning the game around were damaged fatally by Atkinson's decision.}}

    Antonyms

    * inferiority

    supremacy

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The quality of being supreme.
  • Power over all others.
  • When used with a designation for a particular group, the assertion that the group in question is superior to or should rule over others.

    • Related terms

    * supreme