n.
Pronunciation: hi- ' je-m ə -n ē , - ' ge-; ' he-j ə - ˌ m ō -n ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek h ē gemonia, from h ē gem ō n leader, from h ē geisthai to lead ― more at SEEK
Date: 1567
1 : preponderant influence or authority over others : DOMINATION <battled for hegemony in Asia>
2 : the social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group <extend their own hegemony over American culture as a whole ― Mary K. Cayton>
– heg · e · mon · ic \ ˌ he-j ə - ' mä-nik, ˌ he-g ə - \ adjective