hegemony

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he⋅gem⋅o⋅ny

[hi-jem-uh-nee, hej-uh-moh-nee]

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–noun, plural -nies.

1.	leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation.

2.	leadership; predominance.

3.	(esp. among smaller nations) aggression or expansionism by large nations in an effort to achieve world domination.

Origin:
1560–70; < Gk hēgemonía leadership, supremacy, equiv. to hēgemon- (s. of hēgem

n) leader + -ia -y ³

Related forms:

heg⋅e⋅mon⋅ic [hej-uh-mon-ik]

, heg⋅e⋅mon⋅i⋅cal, adjective

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he·gem·o·ny (hĭ-jěm'ə-nē, hěj'ə-mō'nē)

n. pl. he·gem·o·nies
The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.

[Greek hēgemoniā, from hēgemōn, leader; see hegemon.]
heg'e·mon'ic (hěj'ə-mŏn'ĭk) adj., he·gem'o·nism n., he·gem'o·nist adj. & n.

Usage Note: Hegemony may be stressed on either the first or second syllable, though the pronunciation with stress on the second syllable may be winning out. Seventy-two percent of the Usage Panel prefers it.

Hegemony

He*gem`o*ny\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? guide, leader, fr. ? to go before.] Leadership; preponderant influence or authority; -- usually applied to the relation of a government or state to its neighbors or confederates. --Lieber.

hegemony

1567, from Gk. hegemonia "leadership," from hegemon "leader," from hegeisthai "to lead." Originally of predominance of one city state or another in Gk. history.

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