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+ | *[[superior (hierarchy)]], in a hierarchical structure of any kind, a superior is above a subordinate and closer to the apex | ||
+ | *superior is the generic term, and in some cases the formal title, for the head of a monastery or other local unit of a religious order or congregation, e.g. [[abbot]] and [[prior]], while a [[general superior]] and a [[provincial superior]], exercise a supervisory role in a religious order or congregation viz. a territorial part of it (called ecclesiastical province) | ||
+ | *the dominance of one military over another in any given conflict: see [[air superiority]] and [[command of the sea]] | ||
+ | *a [[superiority complex]] (in psychology) | ||
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Superior may refer to
- superior (hierarchy), in a hierarchical structure of any kind, a superior is above a subordinate and closer to the apex
- superior is the generic term, and in some cases the formal title, for the head of a monastery or other local unit of a religious order or congregation, e.g. abbot and prior, while a general superior and a provincial superior, exercise a supervisory role in a religious order or congregation viz. a territorial part of it (called ecclesiastical province)
- the dominance of one military over another in any given conflict: see air superiority and command of the sea
- a superiority complex (in psychology)
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