The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Domination \Dom`i*na"tion\, n. [F. domination, L. dominatio.]
   1. The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling;
      dominion; supremacy; authority; often, arbitrary or
      insolent sway.
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            In such a people, the haughtiness of domination
            combines with the spirit of freedom.  --Burke.
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   2. A ruling party; a party in power. [R.] --Burke.
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   3. pl. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; --
      a meaning given by the schoolmen.
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            Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers.
                                                  --Milton.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

domination
    n 1: social control by dominating
    2: power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas" [syn:
       domination, mastery, supremacy]