dominate vs predominant
dominate
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.
How, then, can we force a change in the media systems that dominate the discourse and misinform the debate?
A number of the predominately male workforce have twenty-four years service with the company.
predominant
Definitions
adjective
- having superior power and influence
- most frequent or common
Examples
This part of the film develops slowly, and is predominantly a straight drama.
Research forms the predominant part of my job.
A varietal is a wine made predominantly from one specific grape and is labeled as such, for example, California Merlot.
