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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sustained and often aggressive exercise of power over others in order to boost one's stature or feelings of self-worth.
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- noun Any activity which confers a sense of
power on the person involved - noun The
excitement that results from such an activity
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (slang) a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control over other people
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