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  2. Dominance - Wikipedia

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    Dominance (economics), in economics, the degree of inequality in market share distribution; Dominatrix, a woman who takes the dominant role in BDSM activities; Strategic dominance, in game theory, when one strategy is better for one opponent regardless of the other opponent's strategy; Dominance (linguistics), a relationship between syntactic nodes

  3. Glossary of BDSM - Wikipedia

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    It is believed that the word is a combination of "squirm" and "icky" and is used to imply an uncomfortable feeling mixed with disgust. The term is used instead of disgust because that word implies moral repugnance to the act. [12] [105] [106] Sub drop: A strong physical and emotional response experienced by a participant in a BDSM scene. This ...

  4. Expressions of dominance - Wikipedia

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    Verbosity, speech rate, and message length were all found to be reliable predictors of dominance. The increased amount of words used in an interaction or verbosity was linked to more dominant perceptions by observers for males (.53) and for females (.46) by observers, though only females perceived their partner as more dominant with increased ...

  5. Dominant culture - Wikipedia

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    A dominant culture is a cultural practice that is dominant within a particular political, social or economic entity, in which multiple cultures co-exist. It may refer to a language , religion or ritual practices , social value and/or social custom .

  6. Dominance and submission - Wikipedia

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    Dominance and submission (D/s) is a set of behaviors, customs, and rituals involving the submission of one person to another in an erotic episode or lifestyle. It is a subset of BDSM . This form of sexual contact and pleasure has been shown to please a minority of people.

  7. Glossary of ecology - Wikipedia

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    Also Gause's law. A biological rule which states that two species cannot coexist in the same environment if they are competing for exactly the same resource, often memorably summarized as "complete competitors cannot coexist". coniferous forest One of the primary terrestrial biomes, culminating in the taiga. conservation biology The study of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting and ...

  8. Chauvinism - Wikipedia

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    Chauvinism (/ ˈ ʃ oʊ v ɪ n ɪ z ə m / SHOH-vih-nih-zəm) is the unreasonable belief in the superiority or dominance of one's own group or people, who are seen as strong and virtuous, while others are considered weak, unworthy, or inferior. [1]

  9. Matriarchy - Wikipedia

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    Matriarchy is a social system in which positions of dominance and privilege are held by women. In a broader sense it can also extend to moral authority, social privilege, and control of property. While those definitions apply in general English, definitions specific to anthropology and feminism differ in some respects. [1] [2]