n 1: superior development of one side of the body [syn: laterality]
2: the state that exists when one person or group has power
over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was
really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" [syn: ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control]
3: the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has
the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given
authorization to make arrests" [syn: authority, authorization, authorisation, say-so]