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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Hegemony

/hēj-ĕm'-ən-ē/ · He·gem·o·ny · IPA /hɪˈd͡ʒɛ.mə.ni/
01 n. Leadership; preponderant influence or authority; -- usually applied to the relation of a government or state to its neighbors or confederates.
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    Leadership; preponderant influence or authority; -- usually applied to the relation of a government or state to its neighbors or confederates.