dominant personality
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdominantandpersonality
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dominant
adjective
uk/ˈdɒm.ɪ.nənt/us/ˈdɑː.mə.nənt/
more important, strong, or noticeable than anything else of the ...
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personality
noun
uk/ˌpɜː.sənˈæl.ə.ti/us/ˌpɝː.sənˈæl.ə.t̬i/
the type of person you are, shown by the way you behave, feel, ...
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(Definition ofdominantandpersonalityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Let's have narrative, and at least onedominantpersonality, and no fragmentation!
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Altering his performance repertoire was considered necessary to reinforce his small-screen profile, thus conforming to television's particular requirements for a visual centre and adominantpersonalityupon which to focus.
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The managing director is adominantpersonality, imbued with great vision and an immense vigour in action.
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Those two are very likely to be right, more likely than the ten rather good-natured men who have agreed together under onedominantpersonality.
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It is impossible for him to do that in an area in which for a great many years he has been thedominantpersonality.
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In individual companies it is extraordinarily difficult to get a balance because there is adominantpersonalitywho may be on the production or the financial side.
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Although he was very much thedominantpersonality, he was frequently absent conducting his other ministries, and his autocratic style limited the long-term effectiveness of the college.
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He adds a dimension of environmental psychology by assigning psychological profiles to urban regions according to thedominantpersonalitytraits of the people who live there.
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I do not think that our local authorities are irresponsible people who are sometimes led by dominant personalities who are irresponsible.
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These people, being perhaps dominant personalities, will ensure that a greater proportion of the block grant will go to their own special "pets".
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Rougon refuses to marry her because he believes two such dominant personalities would inevitably destroy each other.
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Even when trained, most horses will still test boundaries, at least mildly, and some horses with dominant personalities will openly challenge a weak or inexperienced handler.
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