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, adjectiveWords nearby hegemony
hegelian dialectic,
hegelianism,
hegemon,
hegemonic,
hegemonism,
hegemony,
hegglin's anomaly,
hegira,
hegumen,
heh,
heian
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British Dictionary definitions for hegemony
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), adjectiveWord Origin for hegemony
C16: from Greek
hēgemonia authority, from
hēgemōn leader, from
hēgeisthai to lead