hegemony en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /hɪˈd͡ʒɛ.mə.ni/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈhɛ.d͡ʒə.moʊ.ni/ (US)
- /hɪˈɡɛ.mə.ni/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /hɪˈd͡ʒɛ.mə.ni/ (US)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἡγεμονία (hēgemonía, “supremacy or leadership, chief command”), from ἡγεμών (hēgemṓn, “a leader, guide, commander, chief”), from ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, “to lead”). Early 19th-century usage influenced by German Hegemonie.
Meanings
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(countable, formal, uncountable) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.
The idea of a German republic and confederacy like the American, is surely less fantastical than a hegemony to which nobody is willing to submit.
1820 [1819], “Germany and the Revolution”, in anonymous translator, The Pamphleteer, volume xxv, number 30, London, translation of Teutschland und die Revolution by J[oseph] Görres, page 572:
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hegemonies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hegemonism · hegemonistic · hegemonical · hegemonist · counterhegemony · posthegemony · hegemonize · antihegemony
Relateds
Translations (103)
bg хегемо́ния (domination, influence, or authority over another) · el ηγεμονία (domination, influence, or authority over another) · uk володарюва́ння (domination, influence, or authority over another) · th การครอบงำ (domination, influence, or authority over another) · sh пре̏вла̄ст (domination, influence, or authority over another) · cmn 領導權 /领导权 (domination, influence, or authority over another) · uz gegemonlik (domination, influence, or authority over another) · fa-ira هِژِمونی (domination, influence, or authority over another) · pl hegemonia (domination, influence, or authority over another) · sq hegjemoni (domination, influence, or authority over another) · he הֶגְמוֹנְיָה (domination, influence, or authority over another) · hsb hegemonija (domination, influence, or authority over another) · nl heerschap (domination, influence, or authority over another) · az üstünlük (domination, influence, or authority over another) · ur چَودَھراہَٹ (domination, influence, or authority over another) · kk үстемдік (domination, influence, or authority over another) · ky гегемония (domination, influence, or authority over another) · lt hegemonija (domination, influence, or authority over another) · sv hegemoni (domination, influence, or authority over another) · it egemonia (domination, influence, or authority over another) · ru госпо́дство (domination, influence, or authority over another) · sh hegemònija (domination, influence, or authority over another) · ru игемо́ния (domination, influence, or authority over another) · sl nadvlada (domination, influence, or authority over another) · sh prȅvlāst (domination, influence, or authority over another) · uk владарюва́ння (domination, influence, or authority over another) · is forræði (domination, influence, or authority over another) · sh хегемо̀нија (domination, influence, or authority over another) · fi hegemonia (domination, influence, or authority over another) · fr hégémonie (domination, influence, or authority over another) · nn hegemoni (domination, influence, or authority over another) · pt hegemonia (domination, influence, or authority over another) · mn манлайлал (domination, influence, or authority over another) · tl ehemoniya (domination, influence, or authority over another) · da hegemoni (domination, influence, or authority over another) · vi bá quyền (domination, influence, or authority over another) · az hegemoniya (domination, influence, or authority over another) · ko 패권 (domination, influence, or authority over another) · et hegemoonia (domination, influence, or authority over another) · ja ヘゲモニー (domination, influence, or authority over another) · ro hegemonie (domination, influence, or authority over another) · sk nadvláda (domination, influence, or authority over another) · tr üstünlük (domination, influence, or authority over another) · uz ustunlik (domination, influence, or authority over another) · be гегемо́нія (domination, influence, or authority over another) · km អនុត្តរភាព (domination, influence, or authority over another) · hu hegemónia (domination, influence, or authority over another) · be панава́ньне (domination, influence, or authority over another) · lv hegemonija (domination, influence, or authority over another) · tg ҳукмронӣ (domination, influence, or authority over another) · gl hexemonía (domination, influence, or authority over another) · mn ноёрхол (domination, influence, or authority over another) · ca hegemonia (domination, influence, or authority over another) · cmn 霸權 /霸权 (domination, influence, or authority over another) · ast hexemonía (domination, influence, or authority over another) · scn eggimunìa (domination, influence, or authority over another) · uk царюва́ння (domination, influence, or authority over another) · ar هَيْمَنَة (domination, influence, or authority over another) · cs hegemonie (domination, influence, or authority over another) · nl overwicht (domination, influence, or authority over another) · de Hegemonie (domination, influence, or authority over another) · nb hegemoni (domination, influence, or authority over another) · uz gegemoniya (domination, influence, or authority over another) · ka ჰეგემონია (domination, influence, or authority over another) · da overherredømme (domination, influence, or authority over another) · ko 헤게모니 (domination, influence, or authority over another) · nl hegemonie (domination, influence, or authority over another) · ka ბატონობა (domination, influence, or authority over another) · hi आधिपत्य (domination, influence, or authority over another) · ar سَيْطَرَة (domination, influence, or authority over another) · th อำนาจนำ (domination, influence, or authority over another) · ja 覇権 (domination, influence, or authority over another) · ga ceannas (domination, influence, or authority over another) · ms hegemoni (domination, influence, or authority over another) · fa-ira سُلْطِهگَری (domination, influence, or authority over another) · ur سِیادَت (domination, influence, or authority over another) · ur غَلْبَہ (domination, influence, or authority over another) · uk панува́ння (domination, influence, or authority over another) · sl hegemonija (domination, influence, or authority over another) · sv herravälde (domination, influence, or authority over another) · tg гегемония (domination, influence, or authority over another) · ru гегемо́ния (domination, influence, or authority over another) · uk гегемо́нія (domination, influence, or authority over another) · de Vorherrschaft (domination, influence, or authority over another) · ky үстөмдүк (domination, influence, or authority over another) · fa-ira فَرادَسْتی (domination, influence, or authority over another) · hy հեգեմոնիա (domination, influence, or authority over another) · sk hegemónia (domination, influence, or authority over another) · be панава́нне (domination, influence, or authority over another) · es hegemonía (domination, influence, or authority over another) · mk превласт (domination, influence, or authority over another) · tr hegemonya (domination, influence, or authority over another) · bg госпо́дство (domination, influence, or authority over another) · mk хегемонија (domination, influence, or authority over another) · ur سَرْداری (domination, influence, or authority over another) · ur قِیادَت (domination, influence, or authority over another) · hy գերիշխանություն (domination, influence, or authority over another) · nl suprematie (domination, influence, or authority over another) · ur بَرْتَری (domination, influence, or authority over another) · vec egemonia (domination, influence, or authority over another) · cs nadvláda (domination, influence, or authority over another) · ml ആധിപത്യം (domination, influence, or authority over another) · nl preponderantie (domination, influence, or authority over another)