Preponderant is that which predominates.
The adjective predominant is used to describe what predominates or stands out among that with which a certain comparison is made. The verb preponderar , for its part, refers to having more strength , impact, weight or influence in a certain context.
For example: «Spanish football has been predominant at the European level for more than five years thanks to its local league and its national team» , «I do not believe that the presence of the socialist leader on the list of candidates will be predominant in the next legislative elections » , «Reality shows are predominant on current television» .
Examples of preponderance in different areas
Preponderance can appear in various areas. The owner of a company may want his son to develop a leading role within the corporate structure and, to that end, appoint him general director and authorize him to make the most important decisions of the company, for example.
If it is said that Italy has a leading place in the fashion industry, it will be mentioning that this European nation is very important within the clothing sector, whether due to its level of production, quality of its designers, history, etc.
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In a musical ensemble in which three people sing, there may be one artist who has the predominant voice . This means that your voice is heard more than those of your peers, either because of your power or because you have a better technique, which allows you to take better advantage of your natural amplifiers.
The preponderance can be linked to power, influence or dominance. For example: "Italy occupies a leading place in the fashion industry."
The concept in economics
Any company that has more than 50% of the audience, subscriber users , capacity or traffic is known as a preponderant economic agent . This is any economic agent that has substantial power within a specific market , so that it can control the success of its competitors through tactics that consist of manipulating prices, rates or the conditions of its plans, for example.
The way to fight against a preponderant economic agent involves a different regulation than that applied to its competitors, to prevent it from imposing barriers that prevent their development or, in the worst case, their permanence in the market.
Regulation of the operation of a predominant economic agent
For example, in the case of a telephone company, a reform that seeks to attack its dominant status could require it not to charge additional fees to its customers when they call numbers of other companies . If more than 50% of telephone users in a country belong to a single company and calls to competitors are too expensive, they are likely to try to convince their friends and acquaintances to switch to theirs, the dominant one , and this constitutes an unfair tactic that can negatively impact the competition without giving them much opportunity to fight back.
On the other hand, it is also possible to require a preponderant economic agent to share its facilities with other companies for issues such as national telephone coverage; If the company had antennas throughout the entire national territory, it should allow its competitors to take advantage of them to be able to offer their customers roaming service at no additional cost.
Many large companies make investments of several million in their research and development processes to pursue innovation at every step and be able to offer their customers something different ; But preponderance is not usually achieved by these means, but is usually the consequence of aggressive and unfair competition , based on building walls that prevent the advancement of others.