Ascendance

//əˈsɛndəns// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Ascendancy, superiority; the act of ascending. countable, uncountable

    "The phenomenon coincides with the ascendance of Sinn Féin. Once an IRA mouthpiece with fringe support, it is now Ireland’s most popular party and appears poised to lead the next government."

  2. 2
    the state that exists when one person or group has power over another wordnet

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"His ascendance to the throne is inevitable."

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