Hegemonic

Word HEGEMONIC
Character 9
Hyphenation heg e mon ic
Pronunciations /hɛd͡ʒɪˈmɒnɪk/

Definitions and meanings of "Hegemonic"

What do we mean by hegemonic?

Of or pertaining to hegemony.

Posessing the quality of domination to the point of eclipsing all other views, people, ideas, or theories in a given field or realm of discussion. Urban Dictionary

A leading or paramount power most powerful country in the world Urban Dictionary

The greatest of all Pokemon. Urban Dictionary

The super-policeman of the whole world. Urban Dictionary

When well-off people (esp. white people) shop quickly, resulting in the rapid accumulation of goods from Banana Republic, J. Crew, Williams Sonoma and Pottery Barn. Also, shopping for real estate. Urban Dictionary

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The word "hegemonic" in example sentences

It's as if the ISG glued blinders to their collective head, ignoring the fact that both Iran and Syria are engaging in hegemonic actions to control Iraq; that either of these countries will only support the parts of the ISG that assist in the achievement of their goals, and that they will tell us anything while they do whatever the hell they want, because they do not fear us. ❋ Unknown (2006)

While the patriarchal family was the ideal in hegemonic discourse, there was a significant gap between this rhetoric and the reality of power relations within plebeian families in the area. ❋ Unknown (2005)

They are part of what we'd call hegemonic society ... ❋ Unknown (2008)

Washington has been openly hostile to any resurgence of military power in European, no matter how unlikely that might be, on the basis of what political scientists call hegemonic stability theory. ❋ Christopher Preble (2010)

Greenberg said the Conservatives failed to emerge as a "hegemonic" party. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A post-assimilative society is one in which the liberal democracts, Canadians, are borne into a kind of hegemonic thirst for preservation, where none existed before the advent of progressivism. ❋ Unknown (2008)

What particularly strikes me about Taha Abdul-Basser's remark is not his endorsement of the traditional Islamic death sentence for people who convert out of Islam, but his combining that endorsement with criticism of "hegemonic" human rights discourse! ❋ Unknown (2009)

From my experience, that kind of hegemonic treatment is routine in the agency world, and the way business is done in Hollywood. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

I think his general view is that peasants and other under-class agents are more clear-eyed than the "hegemonic" approach would suggest about the nature of the exploitation and domination that surrounds them. ❋ Daniel Little (2008)

Hence, the invasions of the Middle East for oil, the building of U.S. military bases throughout Eurasia and the soft underbelly of Russia, and the ever sought after control of the Persian Gulf are all designed as a geopolitical strategy to reinforce the American Empire against all possible contenders for its dominant or "hegemonic" position. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Certainly it can no longer claim the kind of hegemonic power that it did in post World War II and that the job of our leadership is to manage that decline wisely and ably. ❋ Unknown (1993)

Connell argues in Masculinities that there are many masculinities but that one is "hegemonic". ❋ Mark Richardson (2010)

Central to that tendency is the need to sustain the distinction between good "hegemonic" influence and bad "imperialist" domination. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I'm not a fan of them because of the way books have a kind of hegemonic authority over our interpretive capacity. ❋ Unknown (2009)

While O'Reilly wants you to believe this kind of hegemonic exorcising is not racism, but rather xenophobia regarding Mexico, and an underlying desire by liberal forces to change demographic dynamics in this country to gain power, it's hard to see it as anything more than ❋ Unknown (2009)

Facebook was described as "hegemonic" while MySpace was the haven of "subaltern" teens. ❋ Unknown (2009)

America is a hegemonic actor in [international relations]. or Yo momma so fat, she a muthafuckin' [HEGEMON] yo. Can't avoid that shit, [know what I'm sayin]? ❋ Anonymous (2003)

[USA] is [the current] hegemon so it can and does do anything it [wants] ❋ Dong Woo (2005)

[Holy shit]! That Hegemon just [beat the fuck out of] that [Pikachu]!! ❋ Mr Monster (2007)

[George W. Bush] is [the ultimate] global hegemon. ❋ Reyrefran (2005)

He just [spent] four hours in [SoHo] doing some serious hegemonic power shopping; he must have spent at least two [grand]. ❋ SkippyD1 (2006)

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