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The amount of military force necessary to provide reassurance depends on how dangerous people think the world is. And that I think ultimately depends upon the kinds of government that hold sway in major countries.
Michael Mandelbaum

Meaning of "hold sway" in the English dictionary

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOLD SWAY

hold one´s hand
hold one´s head high
hold one´s horses
hold one´s own
hold one´s peace
hold one´s tongue
hold out
hold out for
hold out on
hold over
hold someone´s hand
hold the field
hold the fort
hold the line
hold to ransom
hold together
hold up one´s hands
hold up one´s head
hold water
hold with

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOLD SWAY

anyway
asway
away
Broadway
castaway
Conway
crossway
expressway
gateway
giveaway
highway
in a way
in no way
Norway
out-of-the-way
oversway
sway
the way
upsway
way

Synonyms and antonyms of hold sway in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «HOLD SWAY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hold sway» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hold sway

Translation of «hold sway» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOLD SWAY

Find out the translation of hold sway to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hold sway from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hold sway» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

当道
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

asimiento balanceo
570 millions of speakers

English

hold sway
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पकड़ बोलबाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بسطوة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

господствовать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dominam
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হোল্ড দোল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

règnent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berpegang teguh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

walten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ホールド揺れ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

홀드 동요
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Terus pindah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thống trị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிறுத்துங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वस्थ ठेवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sallanmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dominare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hold sway
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

панувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pastrata
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κρατύνουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hou swaai
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hold sway
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hold sway
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hold sway

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2 QUOTES WITH «HOLD SWAY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hold sway.
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Shereen El Feki
The patriarchy is alive and well in Egypt and the wider Arab world. Just because we got rid of the father of the nation in Egypt or Tunisia, Mubarak or Ben Ali, and in a number of other countries, does not mean that the father of the family does not still hold sway.
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Michael Mandelbaum
The amount of military force necessary to provide reassurance depends on how dangerous people think the world is. And that I think ultimately depends upon the kinds of government that hold sway in major countries.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOLD SWAY»

Discover the use of hold sway in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hold sway and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rudolf Steiner and the Founding of the New Mysteries
The Evils hold sway, Witness of "I"-hood freeing itself, Selfhood-Guilt through others begotten, Experienced in the Daily Bread Wherein the Heavens' Will does not hold sway, For man turned away from Your Kingdom And forgot Your Names,  ...
Sergei O. Prokofieff, 1994
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Summa Theologiae: Volume 13, Man Made to God's Image: 1a. 90-102
It seems that Adam did not hold sway over the animals in the state of innocence. For Augustine says that the animals were led to Adam by the ministry of angels to be given names.2 But the service of the angels would not have been necessary ...
Thomas Aquinas, Edmund Hill, 2006
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The Foundation Stone
The Evils hold sway, Witness of Egoity becoming free, Selfhood-Guilt through others incurred, Experienced in the Daily Bread, Wherein the Will of the Heavens does not rule, In that Man severed himself from Your Kingdom, And forgot Your ...
Willem Zeylmans Van Emmichoven, 2002
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Tell Us Our Names: Story Theology from an Asian Perspective
Chapter 10 WHO WILL HOLD SWAY OVER US? A THEOLOGICAL INQUIRY Once upon a time the trees came to anoint a king, and they said to the olive tree: Be king over us. But the olive tree answered: What, leave my rich oil by which gods ...
C.S. Song, 2005
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The Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental ...
... as the ego of affection and actions, [as that] in which I hold sway 3 quite immediately, kinestheti- cally — articulated into particular organs through which I hold sway, or potentially hold sway, in particular kinestheses corresponding to them.
Edmund Husserl, David Carr, 1970
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Being and Learning: A Poetic Phenomenology of Education
To dwell with the poetic is to be the one who has become silent, passive, receptive, who has 'lost' their tongue in the strangeland where the habitual ways of speaking no longer hold sway. The essential sway is the mysterious other of the ...
Eduardo M. Duarte, 2012
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The Christian and the Sword
But the olive tree answered: 'What, leave my rich oil by which God and men are honored, to come and hold sway over the trees?' So the trees said to the fig tree: ' Then will you come and be king over us?' But the fig tree answered: 'What, leave  ...
Peter Walpot, 2011
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Liberalism and Capitalism: Volume 28
By dividing social life into different jurisdictions, in which each person's values, ends, and goals hold sway, the mutual respect of these jurisdictions allows us to live together in partly cooperative, partly competitive arrangements with a ...
Ellen Frankel Paul, Fred D. Miller, Jr, Jeffrey Paul, 2011
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The Emergency of Being: On Heidegger’s “Contributions to ...
Finally, Emad and Maly often use the expressions “essential sway” and “hold sway.” To say that be—ing holds sway is much better than saying that it is present ; instead, be— ing is in effect, it takes effect, it takes place. (“Taking place” is an ...
Richard Polt, 2013
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A Planet of Viruses
Explores the hidden world of viruses, explaining how they profoundly affect human lives and updating the reader in current virus-related issues, such has the frenetic evolution of the HIV virus, which could pose greater dangers in the ...
Carl Zimmer, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOLD SWAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hold sway is used in the context of the following news items.
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LNP wants Queensland electoral ruling taken out of parliament's …
That would potentially benefit three crossbenchers who can hold sway in Queensland's parliament – Katter's Australian party MPs Robbie ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Survey: In the Age of the Cloud, the Channel is Still Relevant …
Solution providers still hold sway with customers, a new survey by IDC and Microsoft shows. Darren Bibby, vice president, Channels and ... «The VAR Guy, Jul 15»
3
The deal is historic, but the US must now act to contain Iran - FT.com
Much will depend on whether the pro-western faction can hold sway over hardliners in the security establishment in Tehran. For months, there ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
4
OPEC Members Disagree Over Prospect of New Oil Supplies From …
However, officials from the Persian Gulf monarchies that hold sway in OPEC said it was too early to say what effect Iran's oil would have on the ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
5
Gold extends losing streak to four sessions
For now, analysts said the dollar will likely continue to hold sway over gold, particularly as fears over China and Greece fade. Gold and other ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
6
Blanchard's blind spots on the IMF's role in Greece | Business …
Hence, the European creditors -- with their significant voice on the IMF's Board of Executive Directors -- could hold sway. But finally, with the ... «Business Spectator, Jul 15»
7
Colombian Marijuana Farmers Fear Chaos When Guerrillas Disband
While the country's military patrols the sugar plantations around the valley city of Cali, the guerrillas hold sway in the farms and villages above, ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
8
US candidates likely to spar over Iran agreement
Israeli leaders — who hold sway with some Jewish voters — see the agreement as a threat to their country's very existence. And Republicans ... «Pueblo Chieftain, Jul 15»
9
Retail Investors May Play Greater Role in Proxy Fights, According to …
Of course, it's the large institutional investors who hold sway among most publicly traded companies, but older Blue Chip companies or ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
10
Suicide attack on Afghan base claims 33 lives - Kashmir Monitor
... the city of Khost, which is near the Pakistani border, a volatile region where the Taliban, but also a multitude of armed groups, hold sway. «Kasmir Monitor, Jul 15»

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