hegemony

hégémonie

Pouvoir d'un pays ou d'un groupe de diriger ou de contrôler les autres.

En anglais simple : The power of one country or group to lead or control others.

• The country sought regional hegemony.
• Smaller nations challenged its military hegemony.
• The party maintained hegemony over national politics for decades.

Comment l'utiliser : hegemony over someone/something (The empire established hegemony over its neighbors.)

Synonymes : dominance, supremacy

Expressions courantes : regional hegemony, political hegemony, hegemony over something

hégémonie

Domination d'un groupe social que les autres acceptent en partie comme normale ou légitime.

En anglais simple : Control by a social group that others partly accept as normal or right.

• The essay examines cultural hegemony.
• Schools can help maintain the ruling class’s hegemony.
• Their campaign challenged a hegemony supported by widely accepted beliefs.

Expressions courantes : cultural hegemony, class hegemony, hegemony of something