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He·gem·o·ny

/həˈjemənē/

noun
- 1. leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others: "Germany was united under Prussian hegemony after 1871"
Word Origin mid 16th century: from Greek hēgemonia, from hēgemōn ‘leader’, from hēgeisthai ‘to lead’.
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Political, economic or military predominance of one state over other states
Hegemony (,) is the political, economic, and military predominance of one state over other states, either regional or global. In Ancient Greece (ca. 8th BC – AD 6th c.), hegemony denoted the politico-military dominance of the hegemon city-state over other city-states. In the 19th century, hegemony denoted the "social or cultural predominance or ascendancy; predominance by one group within a societ... Wikipedia
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