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hegemony
[ noun ]
the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others
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the hegemony of a single member state is not incompatible with a genuine confederationto 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
Hegemony \He*gem`o*ny\, 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.