n. The exercise of power in ruling; dominion; sovereignty; lordship; government.n. Control by means of superior ability, influence, position, or resources; prevailing force: as, the domination of strong minds over weak; the domination of reason over the passions.n. plural An order of angels, supposed to be mentioned in two passages of the New Testament (Eph. i. 21, Col. i. 16), where the authorized version uses the word dominions.n. Synonyms Rule, command.n. Influence, Ascendancy, etc. See authority.