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Definition of: hegemony
(hə·jem′ə·nē, hej′ə·mō′nē, hē′jə-) noun plural ·nies
1. Predominant influence of one state over others as in a league or alliance.
2. Leadership, or supreme command. [<Gk. hēgemonia <hēgeesthai lead]
—heg·e·mon·ic (hej′ə·mon′ik) adjective
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