Definition of sway

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Sway (v. i.) To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide..

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Potentate :: Potentate (a.) One who is potent; one who possesses great power or sway; a prince, sovereign, or monarch..
Pedantocracy :: Pedantocracy (n.) The sway of pedants.
Empire :: Empire (n.) Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason..
Sway :: Sway (n.) Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Unswayable :: Unswayable (a.) Not capable of being swayed.
Sway-backed :: Sway (n.) A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
Autocrat :: Autocrat (a.) One who rules with undisputed sway in any company or relation; a despot.
Empire :: Empire (n.) Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion.
Swayed :: Sway-bracing (n.) The horizontal bracing of a bridge, which prevents its swaying..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
Swaying :: Swayful (a.) Able to sway.
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To have weight or influence.
Domineer :: Domineer (v. t.) To rule with insolence or arbitrary sway; to play the master; to be overbearing; to tyrannize; to bluster; to swell with conscious superiority or haughtiness; -- often with over; as, to domineer over dependents..
Sway :: Sway (n.) The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.
Swing :: Swing (v. i.) To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open..
Sway :: Sway (n.) Rule; dominion; control.
Swaying :: Swayed (imp. & p. p.) of Swa.
Rocking :: Rocking (a.) Having a swaying, rolling, or back-and-forth movement; used for rocking..
Sway :: Swaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swa.
Domination :: Domination (n.) The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling; dominion; supremacy; authority; often, arbitrary or insolent sway..
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