Hegemony Definition

hĭ-jĕmə-nē, hĕjə-mōnē
hegemonies
noun
Leadership or dominance, esp. that of one state or nation over others.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Hegemony

Noun

Singular:
hegemony
Plural:
hegemonies

Origin of Hegemony

  • From Ancient Greek ἡγεμονία (hēgemonia, “supremacy or leadership, chief command”), from ἡγεμών (hegemon, “a leader, guide, commander, chief”), from ἡγέομαι (hēgeomai, “to lead”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Greek hēgemoniā from hēgemōn leader hegemon

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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