hegemonynoun [ U ]
uk/hɪˈɡem.ə.ni//hɪˈdʒem.ə.ni//ˈheɡ.ɪ.mə.ni//ˈhedʒ.ɪ.mə.ni/us/hɪˈdʒem.ə.ni//ˈhedʒ.ə.moʊ.ni/formal(especially of countries) the position of being the strongest and most powerful and therefore able to control others:
The three nations competed for regional hegemony.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Power to control
- ascendancy
- big beast
- buy-in
- chairmanship
- determination
- discipline
- dominant
- leadership
- lever
- manipulation
- mastery
- muscle
- oversight
- peer pressure
- sphere of influence
- spin control
- state-controlled
- states' rights
- supervision
- tooth
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hegemonic
adjective uk/ˌheɡ.ɪˈmɒn.ɪk//ˌhedʒ.ɪˈmɒn.ɪk/us/ˌhedʒ.ɪˈmɑː.nɪk/