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dominant
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[ adjective ] exercising influence or control
Examples "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion" "the dominant partner in the marriage" Used in print (Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)In the past , it has been the husband who has been dominant and the wife passive . Beyond a certain point , of_course , no woman can be dominant - nature has seen to that . Sometimes this leads to his becoming demandingly dominant in marriage . (The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)It is always a temptation for a religious organization , especially a powerful or dominant one , to impose through the clenched_fist of the law its creedal viewpoint upon others . (Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)It follows that victory over Communism is the dominant , proximate goal of American policy . |
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[ adjective ] of genes; producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar
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