supremacy

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: su=prem=a=cy

CIDE DICTIONARY

supremacy, n. [Cf. F. suprématie. See Supreme.].

 The state of being supreme, or in the highest station of power; highest or supreme authority or power; as, the supremacy of a king or a parliament.  [1913 Webster]
"The usurped power of the pope being destroyed, the crown was restored to its supremacy over spiritual men and causes."  [1913 Webster]

Oath supremacy, an oath which acknowledges the supremacy of the sovereign in spiritual affairs, and renounced or abjures the supremacy of the pope in ecclesiastical or temporal affairs. [Eng.] Brande & C.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

supremacy, n. (pl. -ies)
1 the state of being supreme.
2 the highest authority.

Idiom

Act of Supremacy an act securing ecclesiastical supremacy to the Crown and excluding the authority of the Pope.

THESAURUS

supremacy

accent, acme, ascendance, ascendancy, ascendant, autarchy, authority, authorization, balance of power, be-all and end-all, blue ribbon, championship, charisma, charm, clout, command, concern, concernment, consequence, consequentiality, consideration, control, credit, directorship, dominance, dominancy, domination, dominion, effect, effectiveness, eminence, eminent domain, emphasis, enchantment, esteem, excellence, exquisiteness, favor, first place, first prize, force, good feeling, headship, hegemony, height, high order, high rank, highest, hold, imperium, import, importance, incidental power, incomparability, influence, influentiality, inimitability, insinuation, interest, jurisdiction, kingship, leadership, leverage, lordship, magnetism, magnificence, management, mark, marvelousness, masterdom, mastership, mastery, matchlessness, materiality, maximum, merit, moment, most, ne plus ultra, new high, note, omnipotence, overlordship, palms, paramountcy, peerlessness, personality, persuasion, potency, power, precedence, predominance, predominancy, predomination, preeminence, preponderance, preponderancy, prepotence, prepotency, presidency, pressure, prestige, primacy, principality, priority, purchase, record, reign, repute, rule, say, self-importance, significance, sovereignty, splendidness, splendiferousness, stress, suasion, subtle influence, suggestion, superbness, supereminence, superexcellence, superfineness, superiority, suzerainship, suzerainty, sway, top spot, transcendence, transcendency, unsurpassedness, upper hand, value, weight, whip hand, worth, zenith

ROGET THESAURUS

supremacy

Superiority

N superiority, majority, greatness, advantage, pull, preponderance, preponderation, vantage ground, prevalence, partiality, personal superiority, nobility, Triton among the minnows, primus inter pares, nulli secundus, captain, crackajack, supremacy, preeminence, lead, maximum, record, trikumia, climax, culmination, transcendence, ne plus ultra, lion's share, Benjamin's mess, excess, surplus, (redundancy), superior, greater, major, higher, exceeding, great, distinguished, ultra, vaulting, more than a match for, supreme, greatest, utmost, paramount, preeminent, foremost, crowning, first-rate, unrivaled peerless, matchless, none such, second to none, sans pareil, unparagoned, unparalleled, unequalled, unapproached, unsurpassed, superlative, inimitable facile princeps, incomparable, sovereign, without parallel, nulli secundus, ne plus ultra, beyond compare, beyond comparison, culminating, transcendent, transcendental, plus royaliste que le Roi, more catholic than the Pope increased, enlarged, beyond, more, over, over the mark, above the mark, above par, upwards of, in advance of, over and above, at the top of the scale, at its height, eminently, egregiously, preeminently, surpassing, prominently, superlatively, supremely, above all, of all things, the most, to crown all, kat exochin, par excellence, principally, especially, particularly, peculiarly, a fortiori, even, yea, still more, I shall not look upon his like again, deos fortioribus addesse.

Government

N government, legal authority, soveriegn, sovereign authority, authority, master, direction, national government, nation, state, country, nation- state, dominion, republic, empire, union, democratic republic, kingdom, principality, state government, state, shire, province, county, canton, territory, duchy, archduchy, archdukedom, woiwodshaft, commonwealth, region, property, county, parish city, domain, tract, arrondissement, mofussil, commune, wappentake, hundred, riding, lathe, garth, soke, tithing, ward, precinct, bailiwick, command, empire, sway, rule, dominion, domination, sovereignty, supremacy, suzerainty, lordship, headship, chiefdom, seigniory, seigniority, rule, sway, command, control, administer, govern, lead, preside over, reign, possess the throne, be seated on the throne, occupy the throne, sway the scepter, wield the scepter, wear the crown, state, realm, body politic, posse comitatus, judicature, cabinet, seat of government, seat of authority, headquarters, accession, installation, politics, reign, regime, dynasty, directorship, dictatorship, protectorate, protectorship, caliphate, pashalic, electorate, presidency, presidentship, administration, proconsul, consulship, prefecture, seneschalship, magistrature, magistracy, monarchy, kinghood, kingship, royalty, regality, aristarchy, aristocracy, oligarchy, democracy, theocracy, demagogy, commonwealth, dominion, heteronomy, republic, republicanism, socialism, collectivism, mob law, mobocracy, ochlocracy, vox populi, imperium in imperio, bureaucracy, beadledom, bumbledom, stratocracy, military power, military government, junta, feodality, feudal system, feudalism, thearchy, theocracy, dinarchy, duarchy, triarchy, heterarchy, duumvirate, triumvirate, autocracy, autonomy, limited monarchy, constitutional government, constitutional monarchy, home rule, representative government, monocracy, pantisocracy, gynarchy, gynocracy, gynaeocracy, petticoat government, legislature, judiciary, administration, office of the president, office of the prime minister, cabinet, senate, house of representatives, parliament, council, courts, supreme court, state, interior, labor, health and human services, defense, education, agriculture, justice, commerce, treasury, Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, National Institutes of Health, NIH, Postal Service, Post Office, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, president, vice president, cabinet member, prime minister, minister, senator, representatative, president pro tem, speaker of the house, department head, section head, section chief, federal judge, justice, justice of the supreme court, chief justice, treasurer, secretary of the treasury, director of the FBI, governor, state cabinet member, state senator, assemblyman, assemblywoman, regal, sovereign, governing, royal, royalist, monarchical, kingly, imperial, imperiatorial, princely, feudal, aristocratic, autocratic, oligarchic, republican, dynastic, ruling, regnant, gubernatorial, imperious, authoritative, executive, administrative, clothed with authority, official, departmental, ex officio, imperative, peremptory, overruling, absolute, hegemonic, hegemonical, authorized, government, public, national, federal, his majesty's, her majesty's, state, county, city, N, a dog's obeyed in office, cada uno tiene su alguazil, le Roi le veut, regibus esse manus en nescio longas, regnant populi, the demigod Authority, the right divine of kings to govern wrong, uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.