Word of the Day – Hegemony

  • Noun: HegemonyIRAQI MCDONALDS
    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
  •  Synonyms:
    1. leadership
    2. dominance
    3. dominion
    4. supremacy
    5. authority
    6. mastery
    7. control
    8. power
    9. sway
    10. rule
    11. sovereignty
  • Usage:
  • “Yet, in an American context, we face again a hegemony that allows us to narrate a single Jewish memory, i.e., a European one. ”

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