What does supremacy mean?
Supremacy means The quality of being supreme..
Supremacy
/suˈpɹɛməsi/ · noun
Meaning
The quality of being supreme..
Definitions by Sense
- The quality of being supreme.
- Power over all others.
- (in combination) The ideology that a specified group is superior to others or should have supreme power over them.
- (in combination) A state of privilege for a specified group relative to other people in society.
Example Sentences
white supremacy
Fighting a war against Hitler's Nazi ideology, with its doctrine of Aryan supremacy and its "final solution" to protect against an "inferior people," accentuated the final irony of an America fighting a racist ideology while trying to keep its own racist ideology intact.
Synonyms for supremacy
Antonyms for supremacy
Related Words
Word Forms
- supremacies
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for supremacy?
Common synonyms include domination, mastery.
What is the opposite of supremacy?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use supremacy in a sentence?
white supremacy
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