🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

패권

Pronunciation / Transliteration: paeg-gwon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hegemony/hɪˈdʒɛməni/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"두 국가가 글로벌 패권을 두고 경쟁하고 있다."

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As noun
  1. 1

    Leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others.

    "The country established regional hegemony through economic and military dominance."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'hegemony' originates from the Greek word 'hēgemonia', meaning 'leadership' or 'rule'. It evolved through Latin and into English in the late 19th century, primarily in political contexts to describe dominance of one group over others.

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