hegemony
noun
leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation.
hegemonies
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pluralof hegemony.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I am not among the man’s harshest critics, in part because I believe that all tech-company hegemonies are destined to decline, sooner or later.
From Time ● Aug. 23, 2013
But these days I encounter more and more Americans who’ve unshackled themselves from outdated cultural hegemonies.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2013
There would be no more talk of honour and annexations, hegemonies and trade routes, but only Europe lamenting for her dead....
From Mr. Britling Sees It Through by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
When Wessex and Mercia have worked their way to the rival hegemonies," says Canon Stubbs, "Sussex and Essex do not cease to be numbered among the kingdoms, until their royal houses are extinct.
From Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain by Grant Allen
Europe under the successive spiritual hegemonies of Athens, Rome, and Paris remained the most admirable centre of human development that has ever been.
From New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various
