1. rising in power or influence; dominant

1. a position of dominant power or influence
2. the zodiacal sign rising above the eastern horizon at a particular moment
Usage: astrology

Examples

• The technology company became ascendant in the smartphone market.
• Her political career was clearly in the ascendant after the election victory.
• The ascendant political party promised sweeping reforms.
• Democracy was in the ascendant throughout the region.
• The general’s influence was ascendant among the military leadership.
• According to her birth chart, Leo was her ascendant sign.
• The ascendant of capitalism marked a new economic era.