Definition of "hegemon" []

• One that exercises hegemony. (noun)

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• "(Acts 13: 7; 18: 12; 19: 38) For the governor of an imperial province, properly styled "legatus Caesaris," the word hegemon (governor) is used in the New Testament."
• "The word hegemon, of course, is loaded, because the Chinese have used it as a pejorative to describe the role of the United States."
• "The word hegemon, of course, is loaded, because the Chinese have used it as a pejorative to describe the role the United States."