hegemony
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἡγεμονία (hēgemonía, “supremacy or leadership, chief command”), from ἡγεμών (hēgemṓn, “a leader, guide, commander, chief”), from ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, “to lead”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɪˈɡɛm.ə.ni/, /hɪˈdʒɛm.ə.ni/
- (US) IPA(key): /həˈdʒɛm.ə.ni/, /ˈhɛdʒ.(ə).moʊ.ni/
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Noun[edit]
hegemony (countable and uncountable, plural hegemonies)
- (formal) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.
- 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.
- ie: internationally among nation-states, and regionally over social classes, between languages or even culture.
- eg: The two political parties battled viciously for hegemony.
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Translations[edit]
domination, influence, or authority over another
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Further reading[edit]
- hegemony in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- hegemony in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- "hegemony" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 144.
