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- Dictionaryhegemony/hɪˈɡɛməni/
noun
- 1. leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others: "Germany was united under Prussian hegemony after 1871"
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HEGEMONY definition: 1. (especially of countries) the position of being the strongest and most powerful and therefore…. Learn more.
The meaning of HEGEMONY is preponderant influence or authority over others : domination. How to use hegemony in a sentence. Did you know?
5 days ago · The term hegemony is today often used as shorthand to describe the relatively dominant position of a particular set of ideas and their associated tendency to become commonsensical and intuitive, thereby inhibiting the dissemination or even the articulation of alternative ideas.
Hegemony (/ h ɛ ˈ dʒ ɛ m ən i / ⓘ, UK also / h ɪ ˈ ɡ ɛ m ən i /, US also / ˈ h ɛ dʒ ə m oʊ n i /) is the political, economic, and military predominance of one state over other states, either regional or global. In Ancient Greece (ca. 8th BC – AD 6th c.), hegemony denoted the politico-military dominance of the ...
HEGEMONY meaning: 1. (especially of countries) the position of being the strongest and most powerful and therefore…. Learn more.
Hegemony definition: leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation.. See examples of HEGEMONY used in a sentence.
hegemony. control by one country, organization, etc. over other countries, etc. within a particular group. mid 16th cent.: from Greek hēgemonia, from hēgemōn ‘leader’, from hēgeisthai ‘to lead’. Definition of hegemony noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
