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hegemony
[ hi-jem-uh-nee, hej-uh-moh-nee ]
noun
plural hegemonies.
- 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
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Derived Forms
- hegemonic, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ··Dz· [hej-, uh, -, mon, -ik], e·Dzi· adjective
- t··o·Բ noun plural antihegemonies adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hegemony1
C16: from Greek ŧDzԾ authority, from ŧō leader, from ŧٳ to lead
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China has begun to challenge U.S. hegemony in Latin America.
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Over the last two decades, China has begun to challenge longtime U.S. hegemony in Latin America.
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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?
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He concluded, "Rally around the Trump, Musk, Kennedy, and ride this wave to the highest hegemony for all Americans!"
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Only a “near-peer” competitor was needed to turn that attenuating U.S. global hegemony into accelerating imperial decline.
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