apologized for (verb) defend: show support for
Sinonime: advantage,
authority,
command,
control,
dominance, dominion,
edge,
influence,
jump*, leg up, mastery, on top,
power, predominance, preeminence, prepotence, prevalence,
reign,
rule, sovereignty,
superiority, supremacy, sway, upper hand, whip hand
Antonime: decline, inferiority, powerlessness, subordination