hegemonic

[ hej-uh-mon-ik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having hegemony, or dominance:
the ruling party's hegemonic control of all facets of society.

First recorded in 1650–60; from Greek hēgemonikós, equivalent to hegemon ( def ) + -ic ( def )

But the idea that the United States must maintain its hegemonic status in a unipolar world—on the right, that has staying power.

First of all, it exerts a new level of hegemonic control over users' experiences.

More electives in post-feminist, pre-capitalist, hegemonic, Third World revolution.

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