hegemony
One power rules
Hegemony implies the existence of a group whose status is nominally equal but where one member has dominance or authority: Several companies battle for hegemony in the cell phone market.
Hegemony can also designate the authority that one person or other entity exercises: In the colonial period, France established hegemony in much of West Africa.
The related adjective is hegemonic.
Dominant power or influence
- predominanceSuperior influence or control
- preeminenceSuperior status above others
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- dominationSupreme authority held
supremacy · paramountcy · primacy · imperialism · colonialism · subjugation · oppression · authoritarianism
Structured belief framework
- GramsciPrison Notebooks author
- subalternJunior commissioned officer
- postcolonialismStudy of imperial aftermath
- critical theoryAnalysis exposing societal power dynamics
Marxism · class consciousness · false consciousness · civil society · Foucault · resistance · consent · coercion
Power to enforce obedience
- controlAuthority to direct
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- reignSovereign's time in power
jurisdiction · mastery · might · clout · sway · leverage · potency · imperium
Convincing through reasoning
- soft powerInfluence through appeal
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
- legitimacyLawful or rightful status
propaganda · diplomacy · coercion · sanctions · inducement · manipulation · advocacy · lobbying
Ability to direct others
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- policymakingCreating official guidelines
- statesmanshipSkillful government leadership
- world orderArrangement of international power
multilateralism · unilateralism · international relations · NATO · IMF · World Bank · security council · treaty
Dominant society imposing its ways
- westernizationAdopting Euro-American practices
- AmericanizationAdopting US cultural norms
- globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
- cultural assimilationAdopting another group's norms
ethnocentrism · media influence · cultural capital · cultural narrative · pop culture · Hollywood · anglophone · orientalism
ascendancy
Dominant power or influence
- predominanceSuperior influence or control
- preeminenceSuperior status above others
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
domination · supremacy · paramountcy · primacy · imperialism · colonialism · subjugation · oppression · authoritarianism · totalitarianism
ideology
Structured belief framework
- GramsciPrison Notebooks author
- subalternJunior commissioned officer
- postcolonialismStudy of imperial aftermath
critical theory · Marxism · class consciousness · false consciousness · civil society · Foucault · resistance · consent · coercion · praxis
authority
Power to enforce obedience
reign · jurisdiction · mastery · might · clout · sway · leverage · potency · imperium · superpower
persuasion
Convincing through reasoning
- soft powerInfluence through appeal
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
legitimacy · propaganda · diplomacy · coercion · sanctions · inducement · manipulation · advocacy · lobbying · narrative control
leadership
Ability to direct others
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- policymakingCreating official guidelines
- statesmanshipSkillful government leadership
world order · multilateralism · unilateralism · international relations · NATO · IMF · World Bank · security council · treaty · alliance
cultural imperialism
Dominant society imposing its ways
- westernizationAdopting Euro-American practices
- AmericanizationAdopting US cultural norms
- globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
cultural assimilation · ethnocentrism · media influence · cultural capital · cultural narrative · pop culture · Hollywood · anglophone · orientalism
- controlremote control, self-control, birth control, crowd control, cruise control
- leadershipleadership styles, leader, leadership skills, boss, leading
- authoritiesrulers, ruler, leaders, leader, officials
- authorityleaders, ruler, rulers, monarch, bosses
- dominancedominance, dominant, supremacy, superiority, ascendancy
- Power & Dominancedominate, rule, command, conquer, control
hegemonysubjugation
Forcing into submission
powerlessness · subordination · weakness · subjection · servitude
hegemonyequality
Same status for all
egalitarianism · multipolarity · parity · pluralism · balance of power
hegemonysovereignty
Supreme independent authority
independence · self-determination · autonomy · liberation · freedom
- cultural hegemonyDominant group's normalized beliefs