supremacy

«supremacy» in Mova's school dictionary: being the most powerful, the strongest or the best, with… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (supremacy — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Supremacy is being the most powerful, the strongest or the best, with power over all others. tree →

2) Supremacy can describe the idea that one group should have power over others, which is unfair and harmful, as in «white supremacy». tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons, empires and navies fought for supremacy (Britain's naval supremacy, the space race). In sport, teams battle for supremacy. In citizenship lessons, pupils learn that ideas of racial supremacy are false and have caused great harm. Phrases: «battle for supremacy», «naval supremacy», «air supremacy».

examples

• The two teams fought for supremacy in the league. tree →
• Britain once had supremacy at sea. tree →
• The battle decided supremacy over the region. tree →
• Ideas of racial supremacy are wrong and dangerous. tree →
• The king wanted supremacy over the whole country. tree →
• The cats fought for supremacy of the garden. tree →
• This genie, whose name was Danhasch, recognised Maimoune with terror, for he knew the supremacy which her goodness gave her over him. tree →

note

Uncountable. From «supreme» (highest). Pronounced «soo-PREM-a-see».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «supremacy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.