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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Its hegemony, however, ended abruptly in June 2021, when the IOC fully overhauled how Olympics tickets are sold.
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 5 Aug. 2024
Both achieved inescapable cultural hegemony through multiple massive solo albums and maintained dominant heartthrob status even as their pivots to screen acting yielded mixed results — and Styles crucially demonstrated a willingness to play unlikable boyfriends with Don't Worry Darling.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2024
Where D’Souza’s text provides a valuable addition to this canon is her specific perspective: critical of the white hegemony, and writing toward a different—and more diverse—audience than Woolf or Sontag were.
—Larissa Pham, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2024
As the Treasury Department became a key player in the global war on terrorism, U.S. policymakers began to understand the power of the nation’s financial hegemony.
—Federica Cocco, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 5 Aug. 2024
Both achieved inescapable cultural hegemony through multiple massive solo albums and maintained dominant heartthrob status even as their pivots to screen acting yielded mixed results — and Styles crucially demonstrated a willingness to play unlikable boyfriends with Don't Worry Darling.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2024
Where D’Souza’s text provides a valuable addition to this canon is her specific perspective: critical of the white hegemony, and writing toward a different—and more diverse—audience than Woolf or Sontag were.
—Larissa Pham, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2024
As the Treasury Department became a key player in the global war on terrorism, U.S. policymakers began to understand the power of the nation’s financial hegemony.
—Federica Cocco, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
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“Hegemony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hegemony. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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