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hegemony
[ hi-jem-uh-nee, hej-uh-moh-nee ]
noun
- 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.
hegemony
/ hɪˈɡɛmənɪ; ˌhɛɡəˈmɒnɪk /
noun
- ascendancy or domination of one power or state within a league, confederation, etc, or of one social class over others
Derived Forms
- hegemonic, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³ó±ð²µÂ·±ð·³¾´Ç²Ô·¾±³¦ [hej-, uh, -, mon, -ik], ³ó±ð²µî€…e·³¾´Ç²Ôi·³¦²¹±ô adjective
- ²¹²Ôt¾±Â·³ó±ð·²µ±ð³¾î€ƒo·²Ô²â noun plural antihegemonies adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hegemony1
Example Sentences
China has begun to challenge U.S. hegemony in Latin America.
Over the last two decades, China has begun to challenge longtime U.S. hegemony in Latin America.
Or were all those billionaire potentates in the Capitol Rotunda — seated in front of Trump’s Cabinet picks — asserting their social, economic and cultural hegemony?
He concluded, "Rally around the Trump, Musk, Kennedy, and ride this wave to the highest hegemony for all Americans!"
Only a “near-peer†competitor was needed to turn that attenuating U.S. global hegemony into accelerating imperial decline.
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