dominate vs predominant
Definitions
verb
- be greater in significance than
- be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
- be in control
- look down on
- have dominance or the power to defeat over
Examples
On paper, we're a one-person-one-vote nation; in reality, we're more than a bit of an oligarchy, in which a handful of wealthy people dominate.
The only element of the production that fails to satisfy is the heavily miked, synthesizer-dominated orchestra, which sounds artificial and dead.
The White Shadow – A unique series that took a rather real look at urban life among predominately minority teen-agers.
Definitions
adjective
- having superior power and influence
- most frequent or common
Examples
Internationally the term suburb conjures up images of a quiet, relatively unspoilt, less densely populated and predominantly residential community in the vicinity of a city.
This part of the film develops slowly, and is predominantly a straight drama.
Research forms the predominant part of my job.
