paramountcy

Definitions

The state or quality of being supreme or superior to all others.

The status of having the highest authority or power.

Examples

The paramountcy of national security remains the primary focus of the government's new defense policy.

In the legal dispute, the judge emphasized the paramountcy of the contract's original terms over any subsequent verbal agreements.

Synonyms

supremacy preeminence dominance sovereignty ascendancy authority preponderance

Antonyms

subordination inferiority subservience weakness insignificance subjection powerlessness