hegemonic

English

Etymology

From hegemony +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /hɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈmɒn.ɪk/, /hɛɡ.ɪˈmɒn.ɪk/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌhɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈmɑ.nɪk/, /ˌhɛɡ.ɪˈmɑ.nɪk/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /hed͡ʒ.ɪˈmɔn.ɪk/, /heɡ.ɪˈmɔn.ɪk/

Adjective

hegemonic (comparative more hegemonic, superlative most hegemonic)

  1. Of or pertaining to hegemony.
    • 2021 January 9, Sandee LaMotte, “Valuing male dominance may predict support for Trump, study says”, in CNN[1]:
      “It may be that people’s attitudes, especially about masculinity, were shaped by Trump becoming president,” Feinberg said via email. “Many people held their nose and voted for him in 2016, choosing to vote for their preferred party in spite of Trump’s behavior and his representation of hegemonic masculinity.
    • 2023 November 9, Simone McCarthy, “China has a sweeping vision to reshape the world — and countries are listening”, in CNN[2]:
      A more than 13,000-word policy document released by Beijing in September outlines China’s vision for global governance and identifies what it sees as the source of current global challenges: “Some countries’ hegemonic, abusive, and aggressive actions against others … are causing great harm” and putting global security and development at risk, it reads.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German hegemonisch. By surface analysis, hegemonie +‎ -ic.

Adjective

hegemonic m or n (feminine singular hegemonică, masculine plural hegemonici, feminine/neuter plural hegemonice)

  1. hegemonic

Declension

Declension of hegemonic
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite hegemonic hegemonică hegemonici hegemonice
definite hegemonicul hegemonica hegemonicii hegemonicele
genitive-
dative
indefinite hegemonic hegemonice hegemonici hegemonice
definite hegemonicului hegemonicei hegemonicilor hegemonicelor