different between hegemony vs unipolar

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.

English

Etymology

uni- +? polar.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??l?(?)

Adjective

unipolar (not comparable)

1. Having a single pole.
2. (psychology, medicine) Not both depressive and manic; not bipolar.
3. (politics) Of or relating to an international system in which one state wields most of the cultural, economic, and political influence.

Synonyms

• monopolar

Derived terms

Related terms

• bipolar
• multipolar

Translations

Anagrams

• uniporal

Romanian

Etymology

From French unipolaire

Adjective

unipolar m or n (feminine singular unipolar?, masculine plural unipolari, feminine and neuter plural unipolare)

1. unipolar

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /unipo?la?/, [u.ni.po?la?]

Adjective

unipolar (plural unipolares)

1. unipolar