English-German translations for prevailing

• herrschend
  Es muss Position beziehen und die herrschende Ungewissheit bekämpfen. It must take a position and combat the prevailing ambiguity.
  In Europa bedrohen zwei in Brüssel herrschende Ideologien die Entwicklung unserer Länder. In Europe, there are two prevailing ideologies in Brussels that are threatening the development of our countries.
  Erstaunlicherweise wird das herrschende System von einigen verteidigt, ein System, das es Menschen ermöglicht, Steuerzahlungen zu umgehen. It is astonishing that some people are defending the prevailing system, which actually allows people to avoid paying their taxes.

Definition of prevailing

• Predominant; of greatest force
• Prevalent, common, widespread

Examples

• The prevailing opinion was for additional planning time

Related words

• prevail
• prevail over
• prevailing view
• prevailing winds
• try to prevail
• let's prevail