hegemonic

[ hej-uh-mon-ik ]
/ ˌhɛdʒ əˈmɒn ɪk /

adjective

having hegemony, or dominance: the ruling party's hegemonic control of all facets of society.
Sometimes heg·e·mon·i·cal.

Words nearby hegemonic

hegel, georg wilhelm friedrich, hegelian, hegelian dialectic, hegelianism, hegemon, hegemonic, hegemonism, hegemony, hegglin's anomaly, hegira, hegumen

Definition for hegemonical (2 of 2)

hegemony
[ hi-jem-uh-nee, hej-uh-moh-nee ]
/ hɪˈdʒɛm ə ni, ˈhɛdʒ əˌmoʊ ni /

noun, plural he·gem·o·nies.

leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation.
leadership; predominance.
(especially among smaller nations) aggression or expansionism by large nations in an effort to achieve world domination.

Origin of hegemony

1560–70; < Greek hēgemonía leadership, supremacy, equivalent to hēgemon- (stem of hēgemṓn) leader + -ia -y3

OTHER WORDS FROM hegemony

heg·e·mon·ic [hej-uh-mon-ik] /ˌhɛdʒ əˈmɒn ɪk/, heg·e·mon·i·cal, adjective an·ti·he·gem·o·ny, noun, plural an·ti·he·gem·o·nies, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for hegemonical

hegemony
/ (hɪˈɡɛmənɪ) /

noun plural -nies

ascendancy or domination of one power or state within a league, confederation, etc, or of one social class over others

Derived forms of hegemony

hegemonic (ˌhɛɡəˈmɒnɪk), adjective

Word Origin for hegemony

C16: from Greek hēgemonia authority, from hēgemōn leader, from hēgeisthai to lead