hegemony

Signification (Anglais)

1. (countable, formal, uncountable) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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.

Concepts

hégémonie

prédominance

Hégémonie

Synonymes

leadership

supremacy

predominance

initiative

tyranny

dominance

principate

domination

princedom

principality

Traductions

hegemonía

Hegemonie

egemonia

hegemonia

hegemonie

ηγεμονία

hegemonia

hegemonya

Vorherrschaft

Vormachtstellung

egemenlik

hâkimiyet

üstünlük

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/hɪˈd͡ʒɛm.ə.ni/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à allemand: Hegemonie

In summary

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.