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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
he•gem•o•ny /hɪˈdʒɛməni, ˈhɛdʒəˌmoʊni/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Governmentdomination, esp. of one nation over others.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
he•gem•o•ny  (hi jem′ə nē, hej′ə mō′nē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nies. 
  1. Governmentleadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation.
  2. Governmentleadership; predominance.
  3. Government(esp. among smaller nations) aggression or expansionism by large nations in an effort to achieve world domination.
  • Greek hēgemonía leadership, supremacy, equivalent. to hēgemon- (stem of hēgemó̄n) leader + -ia -y3
  • 1560–70

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