DOMINANCE

/ˈdɒmɪnəns/ Scrabble 14 Words With Friends 18

Scrabble letter values: D₂O₁M₃I₁N₁A₁N₁C₃E₁ = 14

Definition

noun superior development of one side of the body. — synonyms: laterality
noun the state that exists when one person or group has power over another. — synonyms: ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control
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 power or right to give orders or make decisions. — synonyms: authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, say-so

“her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her”
“he has the authority to issue warrants”
“deputies are given authorization to make arrests”