Dominion is a term used to describe a state of control or authority over a certain AREA. DEMESNE is a term used to describe an AREA of land owned by a monarch, while SOVEREIGNTY is the supreme POWER or authority of a state. TERRITORY is an AREA of land under the JURISDICTION of a state, and SPHERE is an AREA of INFLUENCE or activity. PROVINCE is a division of a country, and JURISDICTION is the legal authority to interpret and enforce the law. BAILIWICK is an AREA of authority or expertise, and MANAGEMENT is the act of controlling or directing something. ASCENDANCY is the POWER or authority to INFLUENCE, while DOMINANCE is the POWER to control or prevail over others. GOVERNMENT is the system by which a state is ruled, and COMMAND is the POWER or authority to direct others. FIELD is an AREA of activity or study, and INFLUENCE is the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something. AREA is a part of a region or surface, and RULE is an accepted principle or instruction that states the way of doing something. SWAY is the POWER to INFLUENCE or control, and POWER is the ability to do something or act in a particular way. REALM is a kingdom or domain, REIGN is the period during which a monarch is in POWER, empery is a dominion or EMPIRE ruled by an emperor, and EMPIRE is a large political unit having many different parts or countries under one ruler.