ascendancy       
noun [ U ]  formal (also ascendency) uk/əˈsen.dən.si/ us/əˈsen.dən.si/
 权势显赫,处尊居显;优势,支配地位
a position of power, strength, or success
  They are in danger of losing their political ascendancy (= controlling power). 他们的政治权位岌岌可危。 
 Supporters of the proposal are currently in the ascendancy over its opponents (= are more powerful than them). 提案的支持者目前占据上风(压倒了反对者)。