ascendance
/əˈsɛndəns/
noun
- The state of rising or moving upward.
- The hot air balloon's ascendance was smooth and steady.
- Scientists studied the ascendance of smoke from the volcano.
- The bird's ascendance into the sky was graceful.
- A position of power, influence, or dominance.
- Her ascendance to leadership was well deserved.
- The company's ascendance in the tech industry surprised many.
- The political party's ascendance changed the country's direction.