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ηγεμονία — meaning in English

igemonia

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English meaning

  • hegemony noun Dominance by one country, group or class over others, especially political and economic leadership that others cannot easily challenge.
  • principality noun A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess.

Senses

ηγεμονία is used for these senses in English:

  • hegemony (formal) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.
  • principality (countable) A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess. [from 14th c.]

hegemony — full definition

  1. noun Dominance by one country, group or class over others, especially political and economic leadership that others cannot easily challenge.
  2. noun The way a dominant group's ideas and values come to be accepted as ordinary common sense, so that its power is maintained by consent rather than force.

principality — full definition

  1. noun A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess.
  2. noun A spiritual being, specifically in Christian angelology, the third lowest level of angels, ranked above archangels and below powers.
  3. noun The state of being a prince or ruler; sovereignty, absolute authority.
  4. noun The state of being principal; pre-eminence.

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