hegemonic
[hej-uh-mon-ik]
- having hegemony, or dominance: the ruling party's hegemonic control of all facets of society.
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Sometimes heg·e·mon·i·cal.
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But the idea that the United States must maintain its hegemonic status in a unipolar world—on the right, that has staying power.
First of all, it exerts a new level of hegemonic control over users' experiences.
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Word Origin and History for hegemonic
adj.
1650s, from Greek hegemonikos "related to a leader, capable of command," from hegemon (see hegemony). Earlier in same sense was hegemonical (1610s).
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