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March 12th 2025

ascendance

ascendance

n. a personality trait involving a desire to be prominent in group situations, to assert oneself, and to acquire positions of authority over others. Traditional paper-and-pencil measures of ascendance can predict an individual’s emergence as the leader in small groups. Also called ascendancy. See also dominance. —ascendant adj.