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English to English noun
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the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others |  | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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Leadership; preponderant influence or authority; -- usually applied to the relation of a government or state to its neighbors or confederates. | | source: webster1913
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