dominion

Từ điển LongMan Dictionary

do‧min‧ion/dəˈmɪnjən/ noun
1. [UNCOUNTABLE]
literary the power or right to rule people or control something
have/hold dominion over somebody/something
　 ▪ The King held dominion over a vast area.

2. [COUNTABLE]
formal the land owned or controlled by one person or a government:
　 ▪ the king’s dominions

3. (also Dominion) [COUNTABLE] old-fashioned a country belonging to the British empire or Commonwealth ⇨ colony, protectorate:
　 ▪ opinion at home and in the dominions

noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain in 1867.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But the Great Soul... continues his dominion even when he is physically no longer present....
▪ I enjoy reading, traveling, dominion theology, political discussions.
▪ Man has dominion over the natural world.
▪ Man has been created to have dominion in this world.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  Dominion, district, territory, territorial dominion, rule