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hegemon

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[hej-uh-mon] / ˈhɛdʒ əˌmɒn /

noun

  1. a person, nation, etc., that has or exercises hegemony.


Etymology

Origin of hegemon

First recorded in 1900–05, hegemon is from the Greek word hēgemṓn leader, guide

Example Sentences

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Frothy markets will bounce again, and we all will wait for the next episode of mad hegemon.

From Barron's

Frothy markets will bounce again, and we all will wait for the next episode of mad hegemon.

From Barron's

U.S. intervention in Latin America dates back more than 200 years, when President James Monroe declared that the United States would reign as the hemispheric hegemon.

From Los Angeles Times

And it became the western world's cultural, economic and military hegemon.

From BBC

The U.S. has been the undisputed economic hegemon in Latin America for most of the region’s post-independence history.

From Los Angeles Times