hegemony

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 External links

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[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἡγεμονία (hēgemonia), “‘supremacy or leadership, chief command’”) < ἡγεμών (hegemon), “‘a leader, guide, commander, chief’”) < ἡγέομαι (hēgeomai), “‘to lead’”).

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• (RP) IPA: /hɪˈgɛm.ə.ni/, /hɪˈdʒəm.ə.ni/
• (US) IPA: /həˈdʒɛm.ə.ni/, /'hɛdʒ.ə.moʊ.ni/
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[edit] Noun

hegemony (plural hegemonies)

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1. (formal) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others (e.g.: internationally among nation-states, and regionally over social classes, between languages or even culture).

   The two political parties battled viciously for hegemony.

2. Dominance of one social group over another, such that the ruling group or hegemon acquires some degree of consent from the subordinate, as opposed to dominance purely by force

[edit] Derived terms

• hegemonism
• hegemonist

[edit] Related terms

• hegemon
• hegemonic

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• hegemony in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• hegemony in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911