Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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Definition
hegemony noun
/hɪˈgem.ə.ni/, /-ˈdʒem-/
/-ˈdʒem-/, /ˈhedʒ.ə.moʊ-/ n [U] formal
/-ˈdʒem-/, /ˈhedʒ.ə.moʊ-/ n [U] formal (especially of countries) the position of being the strongest and most powerful and therefore able to control others
The three nations competed for regional hegemony.
hegemonic
adjective
/ˌheg.ɪˈmɒn.ɪk/, /ˌhedʒ-//ˌhedʒ.ɪˈmɑː.nɪk/ adj
/ˌhedʒ.ɪˈmɑː.nɪk/ adj (Definition of hegemony noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
