(n) the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others, Example: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
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; guide, leader, fr. &unr_; to go before. ] Leadership; preponderant influence or authority; -- usually applied to the relation of a government or state to its neighbors or confederates. Lieber. [ 1913 Webster ]
[春秋, chūn qiūㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ] spring and autumn; four seasons; the year; a person's age; Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), with many states contending for hegemony; Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu State 722-481 BC, the earliest surviving Chinese history in the form of a, See Also: 五經, 五经#7093
[霸道, bà dàoㄅㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ] the Way of the Hegemon, abbr. of 霸王之道; despotic rule; rule by might; evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道; overbearing; tyranny; (of liquor, medicine etc) strong; potent, See Also: 霸王之道, 王道#10999
[秦穆公, Qín Mù gōngㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ] Duke Mu of Qin, the first substantial king of Qin (ruled 659-621 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸, See Also: 春秋五霸#103039
[独霸一方 / 獨霸一方, dú bà yī fāngㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄚˋ ㄧ ㄈㄤ] to exercise sole hegemony (成语 saw); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc); to hold as one's personal fiefdom#103319
[吴王阖闾 / 吳王闔閭, Wú wáng Hé Lǘㄨˊ ㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄩˊ] King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸; also called 吳王闔廬|吴王阖庐, See Also: 春秋五霸, 吳王闔廬, 吴王阖庐
[春秋五霸, chūn qiū wǔ bàㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄨˇ ㄅㄚˋ] the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公|齐桓公, Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公, King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王, and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公 and Duke Mu of Qin 楚莊王|楚庄王 or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾 and King, See Also: 齊桓公, 齐桓公, 晉文公, 晋文公, 楚莊王, 楚庄王, 宋襄公, 吳王闔閭, 吴王阖闾, 越王勾踐, 越王勾践