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What does "To assert one's dominance" mean?
What does "To assert one's dominance" mean?
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5 Jan 2020
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@Peppeper Showing one’s dominance is like they are inherently dominant and it is being shown through their actions. Asserting one’s dominance is like you have something to prove or like they must earn the number one spot.
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To show that you’re the one in charge.
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@Peppeper Showing one’s dominance is like they are inherently dominant and it is being shown through their actions. Asserting one’s dominance is like you have something to prove or like they must earn the number one spot.
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@SethDesu can I use it to refer to power struggle among aninals or in a company?
eg-
a chimpanzee 'asserted his dominance by 'winning a fight with number one chimpanzee and became a new leader
a new boss yelled at his subordinate in front of his coworkers to 'assert his dominance'
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a chimpanzee 'asserted his dominance by 'winning a fight with number one chimpanzee and became a new leader
a new boss yelled at his subordinate in front of his coworkers to 'assert his dominance'
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