herravälde — meaning in English

English meaning

• hegemony noun Dominance by one country, group or class over others, especially political and economic leadership that others cannot easily challenge.
• supremacy noun The state of having power or authority over all others.

Senses

herravälde 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.
• supremacy Power over all others.

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.

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