supremacy

suprématie, hégémonie

Le fait d’avoir plus de pouvoir ou de contrôle que tous les autres.

En anglais simple : The state of having more power or control than anyone else.

• The country sought naval supremacy.
• The two armies fought for supremacy in the region.
• Parliament challenged the king’s supremacy.

Comment l'utiliser : supremacy over someone/something (The empire established supremacy over its neighbours.)

Synonymes : dominance, supreme power

Contraires : subordination

Expressions courantes : military supremacy, naval supremacy, supremacy over someone

suprémacisme

La croyance qu’un groupe est supérieur aux autres et devrait exercer son pouvoir sur eux.

En anglais simple : The belief that one group is better than others and should have power over them.

• She spoke out against white supremacy.
• The group promotes an ideology of racial supremacy.
• Schools teach students to reject ideas of racial supremacy.

Synonymes : supremacism

Expressions courantes : white supremacy, racial supremacy, reject supremacy

supériorité, suprématie

Le fait d’être meilleur que tous les autres dans un domaine particulier.

En anglais simple : The state of being better than all others in a particular area.

• The victory confirmed the team’s supremacy.
• They challenged our supremacy in the sport.
• This invention helped establish their technical supremacy.

Comment l'utiliser : supremacy in something (The teams are competing for supremacy in European football.)

Synonymes : superiority, preeminence

Contraires : inferiority

Expressions courantes : technical supremacy, sporting supremacy, achieve supremacy

suprématie, domination

Une situation où un groupe social possède plus de droits, d’avantages ou de pouvoir que les autres.

En anglais simple : A situation in which one social group has more rights, advantages, or power than others.

• The laws helped maintain male supremacy.
• The report examines white supremacy within public institutions.
• Campaigners challenged the social structures that supported male supremacy.

Synonymes : dominance, privilege

Contraires : equality

Expressions courantes : male supremacy, white supremacy, maintain supremacy