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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hegemony /hɪˈdʒɛməni, -ˈgɛ-/

▶noun leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others.

– derivatives
hegemonic adjective.

– origin C16: from Gk hēgemonia, from hēgemōn ‘leader’, from hēgeisthai ‘to lead’.

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