Hegemony

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hegemony
       n : the domination of one state over its allies