supremacy

[suh-prem-uh-see, soo-]

noun

1. the state of being supreme.

2. supreme authority or power.

supremacy

/ sʊˈprɛməsɪ, sjʊ- /

noun

1. supreme power; authority

2. the quality or condition of being supreme

Other Word Forms

• presupremacy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of supremacy¹

First recorded in 1540–50; supreme + -acy

Example Sentences

Rather, it was about how far China has come - and how it is catching up with the US and challenging it for supremacy.

From BBC

Gutting Twitter, rebranding it as X.com, and removing content safeguards made the social media platform a more effective propaganda machine for disinformation and white supremacy.

From Salon

One of the administration’s staffers who pushed this theory of presidential supremacy was a young lawyer named John Roberts, and in 2020, the Roberts Court affirmed that interpretation in a 5-4 decision.

From Salon

As a sociologist studying extremism and white supremacy since 1993, I have watched the movement shift from formal organizations to small, decentralized cells – a change embodied most clearly by Active Clubs.

From Salon

Global supremacy doesn’t happen by chance, which means Swift can leave nothing up to the fates.

From Salon

Related Words

• dominance 
• preeminence 
• primacy 
• sovereignty 
• superiority