Meaning hegemony
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(n.) domination over others (Britain’s hegemony over its colonies was threatened once nationalist sentiment began to spread around the world.)
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Dominance or leadership of one state or social group over another.
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1560s, "preponderance, dominance, leadership," originally of predominance of one city state or another in Greek history; from Greek hegemonia "leadership, a leading the way, a going fir [..]
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The political, economical, or ideological dominance of one group or nation over another. Related: Clyfford Still. 1944-N No. 2. 1944
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dominance or leading influence.
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Domination through consent, largely induced by hegemonic discourse, that shapes people's attitudes. See interpellation. May be reflected in the iconography of landscapes and buildings.
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Hegemony is a Greek term which means to lead. It means the effective dominance, whether formal or informal, by one over others or one social group over another. Such dominance may be exercised through [..]
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The term hegemon refers to a leader, a dominant power or state. The concept has mainly been developed by Gramsci (1971). The problem which the concept in Gramsci addresses is this: domination can be s [..]
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is cultural domination without overt force or coercion. Hegemony is a process by which groups with greater power lead those with lesser power to adopt their dominant ideas as common sense, even when those ideas work against fairness, justice or the self-interest of the dominated group. In ICT terms, hegemony has meant greater power to shape cybercu [..]
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(n) the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others
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a term most commonly associated with the work of Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937). It refers to the ways in which dominant groups in society achieve and sustain their status not by physical coercion but by [..]
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The dominance in society of the ruling class’s set of ideas over others, and acceptance of and consent to them by the rest of society.
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Term derived from the work of the Italian writer and political theorist  Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937), which refers to the ability of a dominant group to exert or maintain control through a combination of overt and subtle mechanisms.
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the power of the ruling class to convince other classes that their interests are the interests of all, often not only through means of economic and political control but more subtly through the contro [..]
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A trade-related term indicating the dominance of one group over another such that the dominant group can dictate the terms of trade to its own advantage.
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A term for the capacity of one social group to impose particular beliefs or political and economic conditions upon another group.
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leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others.
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The process through which the world view of dominant groups comes to be accepted as ‘common sense’ or the ‘natural’ order of things. Hegemony can be expressed through language, culture, patriarchy, political and economic systems, and is designed to maintain the status quo in the interest of those in power (Just Associates 2012: 13).
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The dominance or preponderant influence of one state or group over others. Hegemony may take military, political, economic, or cultural forms. Also “hegemonic,” as in “hegemonic power.”
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Term associated with the work of Antonio Gramsci, referring to the way in which dominant groups in society, through processes of intellectual/moral leadership, seek to win the consent of subordinate g [..]
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Orientalism
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