Definitions
1.adjectiveRuling; governing; prevailing"The dominant party controlled the government."
2.adjectivePredominant, common, prevalent, of greatest importance."The dominant plants of the Carboniferous were lycopods and early conifers."
3.adjectiveDesignating the follicle which will survive atresia and permit ovulation.
4.nounThe late period of the Roman Empire, following the principate, during which the emperor's rule became more explicitly autocratic and remaining vestiges of the Roman Republic were removed from the formal workings of government; the reign of any particular emperor during this period.
5.verbTo govern, rule or control by superior authority or power
6.verbTo exert an overwhelming guiding influence over something or someone
7.verbTo enjoy a commanding position in some field
8.verbTo overlook from a height.