Definition of "domineering" [dom•i•neer•ing]

• Tending to domineer; overbearing. (adjective)

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• "Similarly, 'to domineer' is a verb, and the word domineering comes from that."
• "The son claimed his relationship with his mother, whom he described as domineering, was poor even before he met his wife."
• "Even after Brotherhood youth helped oust former President Hosni Mubarak in a nearly three-week uprising in February, the 83-year-old organization has continued to operate as it always has, with what dissident members call a domineering, top-down leadership structure."