English Dictionary
Definition of “hegemony”
hegemony (hɪˈɡɛmənɪ
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Definitions
noun
- ascendancy or domination of one power or state within a league, confederation, etc, or of one social class over others
Alternative Forms
hegemonic (ˌhɛɡəˈmɒnɪk) adjective Word Origin
C16: from Greek hēgemonia authority, from hēgemōn leader, from hēgeisthai to lead
Synonyms
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domination,
leadership,
dominance,
sway,
supremacy,
mastery,
upper hand,
ascendancy,
pre-eminence,
predominance,
Usage examples
But these past decades of British hegemony will not be easily forgiven in the halls of Europe.
Baxter, Stephen, Anti-Ice (1993)The result of 11 September is the unheard-of strengthening of the American hegemony in all its aspects.
Spiked (2002)During 1990 assembly elections, the SS-BJP posed a real challenge to the Congress hegemony in the state.
Samachar (2004)As a result he was seen by the Pashtun people as their principal spokesman against Tajik hegemony.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)The nineteenth century thus became the age of competitive capitalism, and at once the age of British hegemony , of the Pax Britannica.
Overbeek, Henk, Global Capitalism and National Decline (1989)
