Meaning & use
hegemonism
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The policy or practice of one state or group seeking dominance over others.
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Smaller nations accused the superpower of hegemonism in its regional foreign policy.
The essay traces the rise of economic hegemonism among the world's largest trading blocs.
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Related to the more common noun 'hegemony' (the state of dominance itself); 'hegemonism' emphasizes the pursuit or ideology behind it.
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