n · formal
dominion
/dəˈmɪniən/do·MIN·ion
Band 5-6task2speaking
sovereignty or control over a territory; authority or rule
Examples
“The empire extended its dominion across the region.”
“Local leaders sought to preserve dominion over their lands.”
“Debates about dominion and autonomy are common in constitutional law.”
Band 8 sentence
“The former colony struggled to assert its independence from imperial dominion.”
Collocations
- extend dominion
- retain dominion
Word family
dominion ndominate vdominant adj
Common mistakes
dominion = domination→dominion ≠ domination
He has full dominion about the land.→He has full dominion over the land.
Say it for a higher band
5control→6domination→7+dominion
Synonyms
domination
rule
Easily confused
domination
“The country's domination of the market harmed smaller competitors.”
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