noun · formal
dominion
/dəˈmɪnjən/do·MIN·nion
Band 6-7task2speaking
sovereignty or control; a territory under control
Examples
“The empire extended its dominion across several continents.”
“Environmental activists challenged the dominion of big corporations over natural resources.”
“In political essays, students sometimes discuss the limits of human dominion over nature.”
Band 8 sentence
“The debate in Task 2 about humanity's dominion over nature often revolves around ethics, sustainability and long-term consequences.”
Collocations
- extend dominion
- exercise dominion
- imperial dominion
Word family
dominion noundominate verbdomination noun
Common mistakes
use 'domination' when meaning 'dominion'→dominion
Say it for a higher band
5control→6domination→7+dominion
Synonyms
control
sovereignty
Easily confused
domination
“The company's domination of the market has raised concerns about competition.”
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