as in domination
controlling power or influence over others
European intellectuals have long debated the consequences of the hegemony of American popular culture around the world
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Recent Examples of hegemony
In a major speech on the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CCP, in 2021, Xi did not call for Chinese hegemony or global leadership.
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David C. Kang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025
Gramsci theorizes that the dominant group in a society seeks to maintain hegemony over the status quo yet is often challenged by less powerful groups, especially in moments of crisis.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
The administration that seemed destined for hegemony now faces its most challenging test, with the electorate holding the ultimate judgment on whether the promise of change can survive the reality of governance.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
By the looks of it, news of rock music’s slow and painful death under ever-widening pop hegemony is greatly exaggerated.
—Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
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David C. Kang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025
Gramsci theorizes that the dominant group in a society seeks to maintain hegemony over the status quo yet is often challenged by less powerful groups, especially in moments of crisis.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
The administration that seemed destined for hegemony now faces its most challenging test, with the electorate holding the ultimate judgment on whether the promise of change can survive the reality of governance.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
By the looks of it, news of rock music’s slow and painful death under ever-widening pop hegemony is greatly exaggerated.
—Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hegemony
Noun
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Everything bops breezily along, stopping occasionally to have Dek growl maxims about strength through domination, and observe a decapitation or two.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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By 1974, though, many women had already discarded those notions as instruments of domination, psychic equivalents of the whalebone corset.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Leader Xi Jinping has pushed to modernize the military, particularly the navy, to challenge US dominance in the South China Sea and assert sovereignty claims over Taiwan.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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This trend suggests to me that the global dominance of English has diminished the need—and, over time, the desire—for native speakers to expand their linguistic terrain.—
Ross Benjamin,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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But a couple of decades later, the rise of big-box retailers that boasted lower prices, like Walmart and Target, challenged that supremacy.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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In benchmark tests using Random Circuit Sampling (RCS), the same method used by Google to demonstrate quantum supremacy, Helios achieved results that would be practically impossible for any classical supercomputer.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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Stars asserted dominion over their kingdom, their names airbrushed on walls (Bow Wow) and etched into marble floors (Missy Elliott).—
Kim Hew-Low,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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The history of premodern Southeast Asia, where small kingdoms competed and traded without coming under the dominion of China or India, suggests a different model.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Nov. 2025
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As South Asian publics have pushed back against governments closely aligned with New Delhi, Beijing has asserted itself, courting new regimes with loans and military hardware and stressing respect for their sovereignty.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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Leader Xi Jinping has pushed to modernize the military, particularly the navy, to challenge US dominance in the South China Sea and assert sovereignty claims over Taiwan.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Hegemony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hegemony. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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