hegemony

UK: /hɪˈgɛməni/

US: /hɪˈdʒɛməni, ˈhɛdʒəˌmoʊni/

US: (hi jem′ə nē, hej′ə mō′nē)

Inflections of 'hegemony' (n): npl: hegemonies

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

he•gem•o•ny /hɪˈdʒɛməni, ˈhɛdʒəˌmoʊni/   n. [uncountable]

1. Government domination, esp. of one nation over others.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

he•gem•o•ny  (hi jem′ə nē, hej′ə mō′nē), n., pl. -nies. 

1. Government leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation.
2. Government leadership; predominance.
3. Government (esp. among smaller nations) aggression or expansionism by large nations in an effort to achieve world domination.

• Greek hēgemonía leadership, supremacy, equivalent. to hēgemon- (stem of hēgemó̄n) leader + -ia -y³
• 1560–70

heg•e•mon•ic  (hej′ə mon′ik), heg′e•mon′i•cal, adj. 

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hegemony / hɪˈɡɛmənɪ hɪˈdʒɛmənɪ/ noun ( -nies)

1. ascendancy or domination of one power or state within a league, confederation, etc, or of one social class over others

Etymology: 16th Century: from Greek hēgemonia authority, from hēgemōn leader, from hēgeisthai to lead

hegemonic / ˌhɛɡəˈmɒnɪk ˌhɛdʒəˈmɒnɪk/, hegemonical / ˌhɛɡəˈmɒnɪkəl ˌhɛdʒəˈmɒnɪkəl/, hegemonial / ˌhɛɡəˈməʊnɪəl ˌhɛdʒəˈməʊnɪəl/ adjective