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hegemony
CIDE DICTIONARY
hegemony, n. [Gr. , fr. guide, leader, fr. to go before.].
Leadership; preponderant influence or authority; -- usually applied to the relation of a government or state to its neighbors or confederates. Lieber. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hegemony, n. leadership esp. by one State of a confederacy.
Etymology
Gk hegemonia f. hegemon leader f. hegeomai lead
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