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supremacy

American  
[suh-prem-uh-see, soo-] / səˈprɛm ə si, sʊ- /

noun

  1. the state of being supreme.

  2. supreme authority or power.


supremacy British  
/ sʊˈprɛməsɪ, sjʊ- /

noun

  1. supreme power; authority

  2. the quality or condition of being supreme

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • presupremacy noun

Etymology

Origin of supremacy

First recorded in 1540–50; supreme + -acy

Example Sentences

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The Federal Aviation Administration is looking to cut flights this summer at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, where the two airlines are currently duking it out for supremacy.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Federal Aviation Administration is looking to cut flights this summer at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, where United Airlines and American Airlines are currently duking it out for supremacy.

From The Wall Street Journal

As AI agents begin shaking up work, creators of large language models powering them continue to pour hundreds of billions of dollars into a battle for supremacy.

From Barron's

On Sunday, exactly 46 years since the most stunning upset in the history of Olympic hockey, the U.S. and Canada will square off in a heavyweight showdown for global hockey supremacy.

From The Wall Street Journal

But lately, what was once a ferocious battle for global supremacy hadn’t been much of a rivalry at all.

From The Wall Street Journal