supremacy n : power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas" [syn: domination, mastery]

English

Noun

1. The quality of being supreme.
2. Power over all others.
3. When used with a designation for a particular group, the assertion that the group in question is superior to or should rule over others.

   Star-bellied supremacy has been the source of endless conflict among Sneetches.

Related terms

• supreme

Translations

Supremacy can refer to:

• Supremacism, a philosophy that one is superior to others, so dominate, control or rule those who do not
• A 1940 military-themed variant of Monopoly
• Supremacy: The Game of the Superpowers, a 1984 strategic board game
• Supremacy: Your Will Be Done (called Overlord'' in USA), a computer game by Probe for the Amiga and C64 computer
• Air supremacy, aerial control of a battlefield by one side's air force.
• The Bourne Supremacy (film), the second installment of the Bourne film trilogy, loosely based on the novels by Robert Ludlum.
• Supremacy (album), an album by metalcore band Hatebreed.
• Supremacy (band), a Norwegian power metal band.

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