Definition: Hegemon and hegemony come directly from the Greek for leader, which comes from a Greek verb, hegeisthai, to lead. In ancient Greece, a hegemony was the predominance of one polis (city-state) over another.
Pronunciation: hə'dʒɛ.mə.ni
Examples: At the end of the Peloponnesian War, the power structure is referred to as the Spartan Hegemony because the Spartans had control over Athens and others.
