Definition
To possess power or exert a significant degree of influence.
掌握權力；具有強大的影響力
In that small town, conservative ideas still hold sway.
在那個小鎮，保守的思想仍然佔據主導地位。
Monarchies held sway across much of Europe throughout the 19th century.
19世紀期間，君主制在歐洲大部分地區佔據主導地位。
Keynesian economics once held sway in the field of economics.
凱恩斯經濟學曾經在經濟學領域佔據主導地位。