hegemony
noun/hɪˈdʒeməni/, /ˈhedʒɪməni/
/hɪˈdʒeməni/, /ˈhedʒɪməʊni/
[uncountable, countable] (plural hegemonies)
(formal)- control by one country, organization, etc. over other countries, etc. within a particular group
- the country’s continuing desire for political and military hegemony
- the long-time hegemony of French cuisine
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Greek hēgemonia, from hēgemōn ‘leader’, from hēgeisthai ‘to lead’.
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