支配力(しはいりょく)

しはいりょく
noun
controlling power; dominance; influence
politicsabstract
1. controlling power; dominance; commanding influence
The power or ability to control, dominate, or exert decisive influence over people, organizations, markets, or situations.
支配力(しはいりょく)を持(も)つ。
To hold controlling power.
その企業(きぎょう)は市場(しじょう)での支配力(しはいりょく)を強(つよ)めている。
That company is strengthening its dominance in the market.
王(おう)の支配力(しはいりょく)は国(くに)の隅(すみ)々まで及(およ)んでいた。
The king's controlling power extended to every corner of the country.
SNSの普及(ふきゅう)により、マスメディアの支配力(しはいりょく)が低下(ていか)した。
With the spread of social media, the dominance of mass media has declined.

Composed of 支配(しはい) (control, domination) and 力(りょく) (power, strength). The suffix ～力(りょく) creates abstract nouns denoting the capacity or strength to do something.

Used in political, economic, and social contexts to describe the ability of an entity — whether a ruler, corporation, ideology, or institution — to exert decisive control or influence.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 影響力(えいきょうりょく): influence — broader and softer than 支配力(しはいりょく); does not imply direct control
  • 権力(けんりょく): political power, authority — focuses on institutionalized power, especially in government
  • 統率力(とうそつりょく): leadership ability — the power to lead and unify a group, with a positive connotation

Related Words

Compare: 影響力(えいきょうりょく) (influence)
Compare: 権力(けんりょく) (political power, authority)
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