Plural of hegemony; multiple instances or examples of dominance or leadership by one power over others.
Plural formation from 'hegemony,' which itself derives from Greek 'hegemonia' meaning leadership or sovereignty. The term became common in English academic discourse in the 20th century.
International relations scholars talk about different types of hegemons—American hegemony, cultural hegemony, economic hegemony—which shows how we've taken a Greek word describing city-state leadership and expanded it to analyze every type of power structure in the modern world.
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