What is the meaning of hegemony?

noun

  • The dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others.
    • usage: "the hegemony of a single member state is not incompatible with a genuine confederation"; "to say they have priority is not to say they have complete hegemony"; "the consolidation of the United States' hegemony over a new international economic system"
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