Noun: hegemony hi'je-mu-nee or hi'ge-mu-nee or 'he-gu,mow-nee
- The dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others
"the consolidation of the United States' hegemony over a new international economic system"; "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"
Derived forms: hegemonies
Type of: form of government, political system
Encyclopedia: Hegemony