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Synonyms & Antonyms of hegemony
controlling power or influence over others
- European intellectuals have long debated the consequences of the hegemony of American popular culture around the world
Synonyms for hegemony
- ascendance
- (also ascendence),
- ascendancy
- (also ascendency),
- dominance,
- domination,
- dominion,
- imperium,
- predominance,
- predominancy,
- preeminence,
- reign,
- sovereignty
- (also sovranty),
- supremacy
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“Hegemony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hegemony. Accessed 19 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of hegemony was in 1567
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