hegemonic

[hej-uh-mon-ik]

adjective

having hegemony, or dominance: the ruling party's hegemonic control of all facets of society.

Sometimes heg·e·mon·i·cal.

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Examples from the Web for hegemonic

Contemporary Examples of hegemonic

But the idea that the United States must maintain its hegemonic status in a unipolar world—on the right, that has staying power.
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Michael Tomasky
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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).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper