domain

Definition

  • noun: the land that a ruler or a government controls
  • noun: complete and absolute ownership of land
  • often + 'of'
  • synonyms: territory, dominion, empire

Examples

  • My sister is the math expert in the family, but literature is my 'domain'.

  • The state took the homes by 'eminent domain' to build the new road.

  • Federal crimes are outside the 'domain of' city police.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) a fool of you. - Are you making a fool of him? - Me? You're making things difficult. You don't own empathicalism. It's in the public domain. - Why don't you trust these people? - Because I know them well. I know what they're here for and it is not guidance. (..)
    1957 Funny Face