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Hegemony

Hegemony is the dominance of one group over other groups.

The word has been used to describe periods in ancient Greek history[?], and also in more recent times to describe regional domination by local powers, and is used to describe the United States' role as the sole superpower in the modern world.

to be written: the idea of "hegemony" in Marxist theory.

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