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hegemon

[hej-uh-mon]

heg·e·mon

[hej-uh-mon]
noun
a person, nation, etc., that has or exercises hegemony.

Origin:
1900–05; < Greek hēgemṓn leader, guide
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hegemon

noun
a leading or paramount power 
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