Word of the Day – Hegemony

• Noun: Hegemony
  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. ”

• Encountered:
  • Reflections By An ARAB JEW by Ella Habiba Shohat

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