hegemony

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɪˈd͡ʒɛm.ə.ni/, /hɪˈɡɛm.ə.ni/ (US) IPA(key): /hɪˈd͡ʒɛm.ə.ni/, /ˈhɛd͡ʒ.ə.moʊ.ni/ === Noun === hegemony (countable and uncountable, plural hegemonies) (formal) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others. 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== hegemon hegemonic ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “hegemony”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “hegemony”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. Raymond Williams (1983), “Hegemony”, in Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, revised American edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, published 1985, →ISBN, page 144