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hold sway
1. to control Each group that held sway over a particular strip of the Mississippi River controlled who used it.
2. to have great influence Ten years after she correctly predicted the crash, she still holds sway among stock brokers.
hold sway
To have a controlling influence; dominate.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Diane | | dee-AHN (French), die-AN (English) | French, English |
Abe (1) | | AYB (English) | English, Jewish |
Mars | | MAHRZ (English) | Roman Mythology |
Hervey | | - | English |
Paaie | | - | Manx |
Antiman | | an-tee-MAWN | Native American, Mapuche |