hegemon

English

/ˈhɛ.dʒɛ.mən/

noun

Definitions

A dominating leader or force, especially that which dominates a separate political entity; a hegemonist.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡγεμών (a leader, chief, guide, commander).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἡγεμών

Gloss

a leader, chief, guide, commander

Concept

Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

将

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

ἡγέομαι Ancient Greek
ἡγεμονία Ancient Greek
ἡγεμονεύω Ancient Greek
ἡγεμών Ancient Greek
игемонъ Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
ϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ Coptic
ϩⲩⲅⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ Coptic