Hegemonistic

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to hegemonism.

    "Western observers — including many in London, where Gergiev is the principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra — condemned Russia’s invasion of Georgia as a return to the hegemonistic ambitions of the Soviet Union."

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absoluteascendantauthoritarianauthoritativeauthorizedautocratic

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"Western observers — including many in London, where Gergiev is the principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra — condemned Russia’s invasion of Georgia as a return to the hegemonistic ambitions of the Soviet Union."

Etymology

From hegemony + -istic.

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