hegemony vs reign

hegemony

noun
  • Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others. 

  • 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. 

reign

noun
  • The exercise of sovereign power. 

  • The territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled. 

  • The period during which a monarch rules. 

verb
  • To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch. 

  • To reign over (a country) 

  • To be a dominant quality of a place or situation; to prevail, predominate, rule. 

  • To be the winner of the most recent iteration of a competition. 

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