ascendant

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as·cend·ant / əˈsendənt/ (also as·cend·ent) • adj. 1. rising in power or influence: ascendant moderate factions in the party.2. Astrol. (of a planet, zodiacal degree, or sign) just above the eastern horizon.• n. Astrol. the point on the ecliptic at which it intersects the eastern horizon at a particular time, typically that of a person's birth. ∎  the point on an astrological chart representing this.PHRASES: in the ascendant rising in power or influence.