Hegemony
WordNet
noun
(1) The dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others
"The hegemony of a single member state is not incompatible with a genuine confederation"
"To say they have priority is not to say they have complete hegemony"
"The consolidation of the United States' hegemony over a new international economic system"
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Etymology
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Noun
- Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others (e.g.: internationally among nation-states, and regionally over social classes, between languages or even culture).
- The two political parties battled viciously for hegemony.
- Dominance of one social group over another, such that the ruling group or hegemon acquires some degree of consent from the subordinate, as opposed to dominance purely by force