Dominion

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A dominion was a self-governing colony or autonomous state within an empire.

In the British Empire and British Commonwealth, it referred to:

• • The Dominion of Newfoundland, the former name of Newfoundland and Labrador prior to it becoming a Canadian province in 1949.
  • The Dominion of New Zealand, a disused name for the Realm of New Zealand.
  • The Dominion of Canada is similarly the disused name of Canada.
  • Other former dominions include Commonwealth of Australia, Irish Free State, Union of India, Pakistan, and Union of South Africa but while they were referred to as dominions the countries did not use the term in their formal names.

Outside of the British Empire the term was used in:

• Dominions of Sweden, the Swedish empire outside of the Swedish home territory

Dominion may also refer to:

Books

• Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy, a book about animal rights by Matthew Scully
• Dominion, a novel by Randy Alcorn

In computing

• Dominion KX, SX and KSX, KVM switches by Raritan Computer

In entertainment:

• Dominion, an Archangel class assault ship in the anime Gundam SEED
• Dominion (Doctor Who), a BBC 8th Doctor novel written by Nick Walters
• Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist, a 2005 film
• "Dominion" (Stargate SG-1), an episodes of the TV series Stargate SG-1
• Dominion (Star Trek), an interstellar empire in the Star Trek fictional universe
• Dominion: Tank Police, an anime and manga series
• Dominators, collectively known as the Dominion in DC Comics

In institutions and enterprises:

• The Dominion (passenger train), a transcontinental passenger train operated by Canadian Pacific Railway
• The Dominion (newspaper), a newspaper based in Montreal, Canada
• The Dominion (Wellington), a former newspaper from Wellington, New Zealand, now The Dominion Post
• The Dominion Bank, which later became the Toronto-Dominion Bank
• The Dominion Cafe, a cafe in Nelson, Canada
• Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company, a large insurance company in Canada
• Dominion Enterprises, creator and distributor of free periodicals throughout most of the USA
• Dominion Institute, a private foundation promoting knowledge of Canadian heritage founded in 1997
• Dominion Motor Spirit, a British brand of petrol in the 1920s later acquired by Shell-Mex and BP
• Dominion Network, a Canadian radio network operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (1944-1962)
• Dominion Resources, now solely "Dominion", a major utility in Virginia, USA
• Dominion Stores, a Canadian supermarket chain founded in 1927, rebranded under the name Metro in 2008-2009
• Dominion Stores (Newfoundland and Labrador), in Newfoundland continues under the Dominion name
• Dominion Theatre, a theatre in London, England
• Dominion Observatory, weather observatory in Ottawa from 1905 to 1970
• Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Canadian federal department from 1918 to 1971; replaced with Statistics Canada
• Dominion Police, federal police in eastern Canada from 1867 to 1920; merged to form Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
• Dominion Land Survey, by which Western Canada was surveyed for settlement

In games:

• Dominion: Storm Over Gift 3, a 1998 real-time strategy computer game
• Dominions: Priests, Prophets and Pretenders (2002), a computer strategy game series made by Illwinter
  • Dominions II: The Ascension Wars (2004)
  • Dominions 3: The Awakening (2006)
• Terran Dominion, a faction of the Terran race from the real-time strategy game Starcraft
• Dominion (game) (2008), a card game by Donald X. Vaccarino published by Rio Grande Games

In music:

• Dominion (Don McLean album), a 1982 album by Don McLean
• Dominion (Kamelot album), a 1997 album by Kamelot
• Dominion (Jakob album), a 2004 mini-album by Jakob
• Dominion (British band), a British death/doom metal band
• Dominion (Filipino band), a Goth rock band
• Dominion (Swedish band), a Swedish technical death metal band
• Dominion/Mother Russia, a song by The Sisters Of Mercy
• Dominion Carillonneur, person responsible for playing the Carillons at the Peace Tower at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Place names

• Dominion, Nova Scotia, Canada
• The Dominion, a neighborhood in San Antonio, Texas, United States

In religion

• Dominion (angel), a type of angel

In law

• Dominion Lands Act, a land acts created in 1872 and repealed in 1918

Ships

• HMS Dominion, a battleship that served in the British Royal Navy from 1905 to 1918.

See also

• Commonwealth Realm
• Dominion Day, former name of national holidays in Canada and New Zealand
• Dominion Theology, a theological system advocating the restructuring of society in accordance with Biblical law
• Dominionism, a term used to describe conservative Christian political activity
• Old Dominion, a nickname for the U.S. state of Virginia

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