ascendancy
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And here in the United States, a recurring theme of the Gingrich Ascendancy is that this or that Federal Government program should be turned over to the states.
From Time Magazine Archive
Had he adored an uncontrolled Ascendancy, his deity would have been real.
From Irish History and the Irish Question by Smith, Goldwin
Ascendancy, then, in the old sense, is a thing of the past.
From The Framework of Home Rule by Childers, Erskine
There arose the evil of "Ascendancy "—the government of a majority by a minority.
From Home Rule Second Edition by Spender, Harold
The British Government and the Ascendancy Party in Ireland had already begun to regain their hold over the Irish Parliament.
From Home Rule Second Edition by Spender, Harold
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