Hegemony (noun)
hej-em-o-nee
Leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others.
Mid 16th century from Greek hēgemonia, from hēgemōn ‘leader’, from hēgeisthai ‘to lead’.
Example sentences
“The problem for the ruling class is how to reassert such hegemony.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
