hegemonic
[ hej-uh-mon-ik ]
/ ˌhɛdʒ əˈmɒn ɪk /
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adjective
having hegemony, or dominance: the ruling party's hegemonic control of all facets of society.
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Nearby words
- hegel, georg wilhelm friedrich,
- hegelian,
- hegelian dialectic,
- hegelianism,
- hegemon,
- hegemonism,
- hegemonist,
- hegemony,
- hegglin's anomaly,
- hegira
Sometimes heg·e·mon·i·cal.
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hegemonic
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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