hegemony
noun [uncountable, countable](plural hegemonies)
(formal)control by one country, organization, etc. over other countries, etc. within a particular group 支配权;霸权 the country’s continuing desire for political and military hegemony 该国对政治和军事霸权的持续渴望 the long-time hegemony of French cuisine 法国菜的长期霸权
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Greek hēgemonia, from hēgemōn ‘leader’, from hēgeisthai ‘to lead’.