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'Hegemony''' (hɨˈdʒɛməni) (Amer.), hɨˈɡɛməni (Brit.))< (el|ἡγεμονία ''hēgemonía'') is a [[concept]] that has been used to describe and explain the 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. It is used broadly to mean any kind of dominance, and narrowly to refer to specifically cultural and non-military dominance, as opposed to the related notions of [[empire]] and [[suzerainty]].  

'''Hegemony''' (hɨˈdʒɛməni) (Amer.), hɨˈɡɛməni (Brit.)) (el|ἡγεμονία ''hēgemonía'') is a [[concept]] that has been used to describe and explain the 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. It is used broadly to mean any kind of dominance, and narrowly to refer to specifically cultural and non-military dominance, as opposed to the related notions of [[empire]] and [[suzerainty]].  

In [[international relations]], a hegemon may be defined as a power that can dictate the policies of all other powers in its vicinity, or one that is able to defeat any other power or combination of powers that it might be at war with. An example of a hegemonic state in history is the |united Germany that existed from 1871 to 1945, "[...] European coalitions were likely to arise to contain Germany's growing, potentially dominant, power.", p. 145: "Unified Germany was achieving the strength to dominate Europe all by itself--an occurrence which Great Britain had always resisted in the past when it came about by conquest." or historically the Spanish and British Empires.

In [[international relations]], a hegemon may be defined as a power that can dictate the policies of all other powers in its vicinity, or one that is able to defeat any other power or combination of powers that it might be at war with. An example of a hegemonic state in history is the |united Germany that existed from 1871 to 1945, "[...] European coalitions were likely to arise to contain Germany's growing, potentially dominant, power.", p. 145: "Unified Germany was achieving the strength to dominate Europe all by itself--an occurrence which Great Britain had always resisted in the past when it came about by conquest." or historically the Spanish and British Empires.