different between dynasty vs hegemony

English

Etymology

From Middle French dynastie, from Late Latin dynastia, from Ancient Greek ????????? (dunasteía, “power, dominion”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?da?n?sti/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?n?sti/

Noun

dynasty (plural dynasties)

1. A series of rulers or dynasts from one family.

   Synonyms: house, lineage

2. (East Asian history) The polity or historical era under the rule of a certain dynasty.

3. (sports) A team or organization which has an extended period of success or dominant performance.

Derived terms

• dynastic
• dynastically

Translations

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (h?gemonía, “supremacy or leadership, chief command”), from ?????? (h?gem?n, “a leader, guide, commander, chief”), from ??????? (h?géomai, “to lead”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /h????m.?.ni/, /h??d??m.?.ni/
• (US) IPA^(key): /h??d??m.?.ni/, /?h?d?.(?).mo?.ni/

Noun

hegemony (countable and uncountable, plural hegemonies)

1. (formal) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.
2. Dominance of one social group over another, such that the ruling group or hegemon acquires some degree of consent from the subordinate, as opposed to dominance purely by force.

   • ie: internationally among nation-states, and regionally over social classes, between languages or even culture.

     eg: The two political parties battled viciously for hegemony.

Derived terms

• hegemonism
• hegemonist
• hegemonize

Related terms

• hegemon
• hegemonic

Translations

Further reading

• hegemony in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• hegemony in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• "hegemony" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 144.