(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
[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