Domination /(?)/

Dom·i·na·tion

Domination

n.
  1. The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling; dominion; supremacy; authority; often, arbitrary or insolent sway.
    In such a people, the haughtiness of domination combines with the spirit of freedom.
  2. A ruling party; a party in power. [R.]
  3. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning given by the schoolmen.
    Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers.