hegemony
Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group…Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.
» The ruling class employs a variety of means to maintain their hegemony.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, formal, uncountable)Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.
Hegemonie, Vorherrschaft
гегемо́нияgegemónija, госпо́дствоgospódstvo, игемо́нияigemónija
гегемо́ніяhehemónija, панува́нняpanuvánnja, володарюва́нняvolodarjuvánnja
the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others
(countable, uncountable)Dominance of one social group over another, such that the ruling group or hegemon acquires some degree of consent from the subordinate, as opposed to dominance purely by force.
The two political parties battled viciously for hegemony.
Examples
14 sentencesThe ruling class employs a variety of means to maintain their hegemony.
American hegemony is waning.
Western hegemony is waning.
Washington's global hegemony is over.
The US global hegemony is declining.
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek ἡγεμονία (hēgemonía, “supremacy or leadership, chief command”), from ἡγFrom Ancient Greek ἡγεμονία (hēgemonía, “supremacy or leadership, chief command”), from ἡγεμών (hēgemṓn, “a leader, guide, commander, chief”), from ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, “to lead”). Early 19th-century usage influenced by German Hegemonie.
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Forms
plural: hegemonies| Singular | hegemony |
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Word family
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