dominion
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++do·min·ion /dəˈmɪnjən/ noun 1 [uncountable] literaryPG the power or right to rule people or control something 统治权；管辖权have/hold dominion over somebody/something The King held dominion over a vast area. 国王统治着辽阔的疆域。2 [countable] formalAREA the land owned or controlled by one person or a government 领地，领土，版图 the king’s dominions 国王的领地3 (also Dominion) [countable] old-fashionedPGSH a country belonging to the British empire or commonwealth 〔英帝国或英联邦的〕自治领 → colony, protectorate opinion at home and in the dominions 国内及自治领的观点
Examples from the Corpus
dominion• Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain in 1867.• Man has dominion over the natural world.• Man has been created to have dominion in this world.• But the Great Soul... continues his dominion even when he is physically no longer present...• I enjoy reading, traveling, dominion theology, political discussions.have/hold dominion over somebody/something• We were not put on earth to have dominion over the birds of the air and the beasts of the field.the dominions• On the first occasion he gave the King the result of the consultations with the Cabinet and the Dominions.• No, there had always been routes through from Earth into the Dominions, other than that at the Retreat.• As a consequence, whatever the result the Dominions would be disappointed and disgruntled.• Yet this was the last thing the Dominions would contemplate.do·min·ion nounChineseSyllable
control people right rule Corpus or the to or power
dominion
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
do‧min‧ion /dəˈmɪnjən/
noun1. [uncountable] literary the power or right to rule people or control something
have/hold dominion over somebody/something
2. [countable] formal the land owned or controlled by one person or a government:
3. (also Dominion) [countable] old-fashioned a country belonging to the British empire or Commonwealth ⇨ colony, protectorate:
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