Definition of sway

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Sway (v. i.) To have weight or influence.

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Pedantocracy :: Pedantocracy (n.) The sway of pedants.
Waggle :: Waggle (v. i.) To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle..
Swayful :: Swayed (a.) Bent down, and hollow in the back; sway-backed; -- said of a horse..
Sovereignty :: Sovereignty (n.) The quality or state of being sovereign, or of being a sovereign; the exercise of, or right to exercise, supreme power; dominion; sway; supremacy; independence; also, that which is sovereign; a sovereign state; as, Italy was formerly divided into many sovereignties..
Rack :: Rack (v.) To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace; -- said of a horse..
Lord :: Lord (v. i.) To play the lord; to domineer; to rule with arbitrary or despotic sway; -- sometimes with over; and sometimes with it in the manner of a transitive verb.
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp; as, reeds swayed by wind; judgment swayed by passion..
Swagger :: Swagger (v. i.) To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner..
Wield :: Wield (v. t.) To direct or regulate by influence or authority; to manage; to control; to sway.
Swaying :: Swayful (a.) Able to sway.
Vogue :: Vogue (n.) Influence; power; sway.
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..
Domination :: Domination (n.) The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling; dominion; supremacy; authority; often, arbitrary or insolent sway..
Top-block :: Top-block (n.) A large ironbound block strapped with a hook, and, when used, hung to an eyebolt in the cap, -- used in swaying and lowering the topmast..
Influence :: Influence (v. t.) To control or move by power, physical or moral; to affect by gentle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to move; to persuade; to induce..
Empire :: Empire (n.) Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion.
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.
Misway :: Misway (n.) A wrong way.
Ruler :: Ruler (n.) One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor.
Swing :: Swing (n.) Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.
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