ascendancy

ascendancy [ uh'-SEN-duh'n-see ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. the state of being in supremacy or dominion 2. a governing or controlling influence
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The primary goal of those industrialists were to gain ascendancy over the local vendors.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	For now Sehwag is the player in ascendancy.