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    hegemonize
    /hɪˈɡɛmənʌɪz/

    verb

    • 1. subject (a population, region, process, etc.) to a dominant political or social power: "globalization hegemonizes and controls the urban as well as rural poor"

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  2. 1. : preponderant influence or authority over others : domination. battled for hegemony in Asia. 2. : the social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group. hegemonic. ˌhe-jə-ˈmä-nik. ˌhe-gə- adjective. Did you know? Hegemony refers to a kind of domination.

  3. ( especially of countries) the position of being the strongest and most powerful and therefore able to control others: The three nations competed for regional hegemony. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Power to control. absolute authority. ahold. all's well that ends well idiom. all-powerful. ascendancy. authoritarianism. discretionary.

  4. strong and powerful and therefore able to control others, or relating to the idea that a country is like this: Now a different hegemonic power sought to force its will on the rest of the world. Some saw the Euro as a means to challenge the Dollar as the world's hegemonic currency. See. hegemony. Fewer examples.

  5. noun. , plural he·gem·o·nies. 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 /.

  6. Jul 4, 2024 · 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.

  7. ( especially of countries) the position of being the strongest and most powerful and therefore able to control others: The three nations competed for regional hegemony. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Power to control. absolute authority. ahold. all's well that ends well idiom. all-powerful. ascendancy. authoritarianism. discretionary.

  8. Hegemony is political or cultural dominance or authority over others. The hegemony of the popular kids over the other students means that they determine what is and is not cool. Hegemony comes from the Greek hegemon "leader."

  9. Jun 2, 2024 · 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. The two political parties battled viciously for hegemony.

  10. 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.

  11. Definition of 'hegemony' Word Frequency. hegemony. (hɪgeməni , US -dʒem- ) uncountable noun. Hegemony is a situation in which one country, organization, or group has more power, control, or importance than others. [formal] The apparent hegemony of any political party is always largely illusory.