1.0Free UPSC IAS Preparation Syllabus and Materials For Aspirantshttps://forumias.com/blogspecialeditor1https://forumias.com/blog/author/specialeditor1/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="JFvSuhn9Ub"><a href="https://forumias.com/blog/dominion/">Dominion</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://forumias.com/blog/dominion/embed/#?secret=JFvSuhn9Ub" width="600" height="338" title="“Dominion” — Free UPSC IAS Preparation Syllabus and Materials For Aspirants" data-secret="JFvSuhn9Ub" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> The term dominion means "that which is mastered or ruled". It is referred to those countries which were earlier part of the British Empire but had their own governments i.e., self-governing nations of the British Empire.