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
- noun Dominance by one country, group or class over others, especially political and economic leadership that others cannot easily challenge.
- 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
- noun A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess.
- noun A spiritual being, specifically in Christian angelology, the third lowest level of angels, ranked above archangels and below powers.
- noun The state of being a prince or ruler; sovereignty, absolute authority.
- noun The state of being principal; pre-eminence.