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supremacy [sʊˈprɛməsɪ sjʊ-] n
1. supreme power; authority 2. the quality or condition of being supreme ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
supremacy noun domination, dominance, ascendancy, sovereignty, sway, lordship, mastery, dominion, primacy, pre-eminence, predominance, supreme power, absolute rule, paramountcy The president asserted his supremacy over the prime minister. Translations supremacy [sʊˈpreməsɪ] N → supremacía f naval/political supremacy → supremacía f naval/política the struggle for supremacy → la lucha por la supremacía supremacy n → Vormachtstellung f; (Pol, Eccl, fig) → Supremat nt or m; air/naval supremacy → Luft-/Seeherrschaft f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Hence we perceive that the clause which declares the supremacy of the laws of the Union, like the one we have just before considered, only declares a truth, which flows immediately and necessarily from the institution of a federal government. The supremacy of the proletariat will cause them to vanish still faster. The idea of a national government involves in it, not only an authority over the individual citizens, but an indefinite supremacy over all persons and things, so far as they are objects of lawful government. |
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