ascendancy

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as·cen·dan·cy also as·cen·den·cy Listen to audio/əˈsɛndənsi/ noun
[noncount] formal : a position of power in which someone can control or influence other people
▪ the ascendancy of the government ▪ She gained (the) ascendancy in the debate.

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