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DIN-uh-stee/ˈdɪnəsti/

A dynasty is a series of rulers from one family, or a long-dominant family in business or an institution: a ruling dynasty, a media dynasty. Lineage is ancestry without the power; a board is elected or appointed; a surname on the notepaper is not a badge log.

Meaning

A series of rulers from the same family; also a powerful family line in an institution.

Examples

• “A family dynasty on the board does not waive the badge log.”
• “Lineage is ancestry. House can be royal. Nepotism is the insult for jobs. Stationery is branding. Sign-in is a swipe. Swipe in; leave the family name in the signature.”

Good to know

A ruling or dominant family line. Close: lineage. Contrast: an elected board. A surname ≠ a badge log.

Near in meaning

lineage

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