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hegemon
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heg·e·mon  (hj-mn)
n.
One that exercises hegemony.
[Greek hgemn, leader, from hgeisthai, to lead; see sg- in Indo-European roots.]
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Noun1.hegemon - a leading or paramount power
great power, major power, superpower, world power, power - a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world


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Realists observe from history that hegemons come and go.
No enemies on the right: conservative foreign policy factions beyond ... by Nau, Henry R. / The National Interest
Furthermore, it is commonly known that hegemons bear the seeds of their own destruction.
Foreign Policy Folly by Ruger, William / Reason
Like the hegemons who once ran the banks and utilities and other key corporations, the Chandlers now ultimately have chosen to reduce themselves into coupon-clippers; they'd rather relax and play golf than, in the tradition of their ancestors, build new empires and challenge eastern elites.
The Chandler Sell Out by KOTKIN, JOEL / Los Angeles Business Journal
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