hegemonic

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UK/hɛɡ.ɪˈmɒn.ɪk/UK/hɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈmɒn.ɪk/US/ˌhɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈmɑ.nɪk/US/ˌhɛɡ.ɪˈmɑ.nɪk/

adjective

Of or pertaining to hegemony.

UncommonScrabble 17

Meanings

adjectivehegemonic (comparative more hegemonic, superlative most hegemonic)

comparative more hegemonic · superlative most hegemonic

  1. Of or pertaining to hegemony.
    2 more examples

    “It may be that people’s attitudes, especially about masculinity, were shaped by Trump becoming president,” Feinberg said via email. “Many people held their nose and voted for him in 2016, choosing to vote for their preferred party in spite of Trump’s behavior and his representation of hegemonic masculinity.

    2021 January 9, Sandee LaMotte, “Valuing male dominance may predict support for Trump, study says”, in CNN

    A more than 13,000-word policy document released by Beijing in September outlines China’s vision for global governance and identifies what it sees as the source of current global challenges: “Some countries’ hegemonic, abusive, and aggressive actions against others … are causing great harm” and putting global security and development at risk, it reads.

    2023 November 9, Simone McCarthy, “China has a sweeping vision to reshape the world — and countries are listening”, in CNN

Origin

Translations

Ancient Greek ἡγεμονικός
  • ἡγεμονικός (hēgemonikós)of or pertaining to hegemony
Catalan hegemònic
  • hegemònicof or pertaining to hegemony
Chinese Mandarin 霸權 /霸权, 霸权的
  • 霸權 /霸权 (bàquán)of or pertaining to hegemony
  • 霸权的 (bàquán de)of or pertaining to hegemony
  • 領導權的 /领导权的 (lǐngdǎoquán de)of or pertaining to hegemony
Finnish hegemoninen
  • hegemoninenof or pertaining to hegemony
German hegemonisch, hegemonial
  • hegemonischof or pertaining to hegemony
  • hegemonialof or pertaining to hegemony
Greek ηγεμονικός
  • ηγεμονικός (igemonikós)of or pertaining to hegemony
Portuguese hegemónico, hegemônico
  • hegemónicoof or pertaining to hegemony
  • hegemônicoof or pertaining to hegemony
Russian гегемони́стский, гегемо́нский
  • гегемони́стский (gegemonístskij)of or pertaining to hegemony
  • гегемо́нский (gegemónskij)of or pertaining to hegemony
Spanish hegemónico
  • hegemónicoof or pertaining to hegemony
Swedish hegemonisk
  • hegemoniskof or pertaining to hegemony

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APA

hegemonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hegemonic

MLA

“hegemonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hegemonic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hegemonic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hegemonic.

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