Hegemony

[hɪ'dʒemənɪ;-'ge-] or [hɪ'dʒɛmoni]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others; 'the hegemony of a single member state is not incompatible with a genuine confederation'; 'to say they have priority is not to say they have complete hegemony'; 'the consolidation of the United States' hegemony over a new international economic system'.

安格斯校對--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) Leadership; preponderant influence or authority; -- usually applied to the relation of a government or state to its neighbors or confederates.

校對:莎娜

解釋/意思:

n. leadership: control esp. of one state over others.—adjs. Hegemon′ic -al.—ns. Hegū′men Hegū′menos the head of a monastery:—fem. Hegū′mene Hegū′meness.

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