dominion
Hakimiyet
definition
noun
man's attempt to establish dominion over nature
sovereignty; control.
the Angevin dominions
the territory of a sovereign or government.
translation of 'dominion'
noun
dominyon,
idare,
hükümdara ait arazi,
hakimiyet,
sahiplik
example
We have 'dominion' over the plants, the animals, the trees.
man's attempt to establish 'dominion' over nature
From public schools to elementary schools, the history of the empire was still little taught, while for most young people Empire Day meant an extra holiday rather than a commitment to 'dominion' over palm and pine.
Those who advocate corporate 'dominion' over broadband services dismiss the notion that consumer choice will be curtailed.
Humans can labour with their hands and brains, can plan and develop productive techniques, and have amassed centuries of culture and knowledge that have enabled them to control and hold 'dominion' over the rest of nature.
Such 'dominion' , already established with the water mill and other mechanisations, became part of the perspective of the new intellectuals.
Expectations that wild animals be seen and not heard, that they not get too close, reveal that we still believe we hold 'dominion' over animals and nature.
man's attempt to establish 'dominion' over nature
But of course, not everything in the garden is lovely, and there are times when nature's 'dominion' over the humble gardener can be infuriating.
I was filled with fantasies of my new life, a life of travel, financial laissez-faire, and total 'dominion' over my own space.
The cells reduced all other species to near elimination, and established 'dominion' over the corporeal plane of the entity.
You grit your teeth in pride as the machine roars to terrible life, proclaiming your 'dominion' over all who dare to get in your way.
To consider work and the worker in the light of humanity's 'dominion' over the earth goes to the very heart of the ethical and social question.
Traditions teach us that we should have 'dominion' over nature, and not be a part of nature.
In truth they are animated by nothing but their own lust for power and their desire for 'dominion' over others.
There's no sign that any monarch would have recognised the concept, given that throughout history they'd a habit of claiming 'dominion' over many nations.
That is when the state takes 'dominion' over the highways, treating them as their own.
It identifies the restoration of 'dominion' over the powers in the new humanity.
The revisionists' 'dominion' over the domestic side of Cold War history has been even more total.
All activities by which we shape and maintain our world, in all of its many complexities, also are an expression of the power of 'dominion' over the world.
By the time Orwell returned to England in 1927 he had a hatred not just of colonialism, but of ‘every form of man's 'dominion' over man’.
To further empower corporate 'dominion' over nation-states, it gives private corporations and investors ‘legal standing’ to sue sovereign governments.
All states and 'dominions' which hold or have held sway over mankind are either republics or monarchies.
The union leadership has bolstered this tactic by placing control of their respective territorial 'dominions' ahead of the welfare of the union membership.
So the imperialists had to wait until 1932, when food import tariffs were introduced generally again, and a series of bilateral agreements negotiated with the 'dominions' and colonies to favour them.
Indeed in 1892, when it was necessary to appoint a new Poet Laureate, Queen Victoria is reported to have said to Gladstone: ‘I am told that Mr Swinburne is the best poet in my 'dominions' .’
Just as oil and water do not mix, neither do art and life: They are separate and sovereign 'dominions' that coexist without mixing, each with its own idiosyncrasies, values, and morality.
In many respects the government has allowed the northern sultanates to apply their own laws in their 'dominions' , and in return the leaders of these ministates lend their support to national governmental structures.
Self-governing 'dominions' in the British Empire - such as Canada and after 1947 India - also had one vote each.
War itself brought changes as the status of self-governing 'dominions' moved toward de facto independence.
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