hegemonic

Posessing the quality of domination to the point of eclipsing all other views, people, ideas, or theories in a given field or realm of discussion.

America is a hegemonic actor in international relations.

or

Yo momma so fat, she a muthafuckin' HEGEMON yo. Can't avoid that shit, know what I'm sayin?

by Anonymous October 23, 2003

hegemonic power shopping

When well-off people (esp. white people) shop quickly, resulting in the rapid accumulation of goods from Banana Republic, J. Crew, Williams Sonoma and Pottery Barn.

Also, shopping for real estate.

He just spent four hours in SoHo doing some serious hegemonic power shopping; he must have spent at least two grand.

by SkippyD1 October 22, 2006

Psychology of Hegemonic Official Discourses

A subfield focusing on the psychological grip that dominant official narratives exert over populations. It investigates how hegemonic discourses become internalized as common sense, how they shape identity, and how they create psychological barriers to imagining alternatives. It also studies resistance: how individuals and groups psychologically disengage from official narratives and construct counter‑worldviews.

Example: “His research in the psychology of hegemonic official discourses revealed that citizens who had internalized the official story of the nation experienced cognitive dissonance when confronted with contrary evidence—they literally struggled to process facts that threatened their identity.”

by Dumu The Void March 30, 2026

Study of Hegemonic Official Discourses

A specialized field that examines how official discourses come to dominate public conversation, setting the terms of debate and defining what can be said. It studies the mechanisms by which certain ways of speaking—neoliberal economics, security‑state rhetoric, technocratic solutions—become so naturalized that alternatives seem unrealistic or radical. The study of hegemonic official discourses tracks how power becomes embedded in language and how counter‑discourses are marginalized.

Example: “The study of hegemonic official discourses showed how the phrase ‘there is no alternative’ (TINA) had been repeated so often by officials that it became a self‑fulfilling prophecy, foreclosing any discussion of economic alternatives.”

by Dumu The Void March 30, 2026

corporate hegemony

Corporate influence over the masses. The ultimate goal is to have the masses, or sheeple if you would, completely stripped of critical thinking so that we can be controlled and manipulated like consumer puppets. Have us all addicted to pop culture and media so that we never question what our fearless leaders in Washington and Wall Street are doing to better themselves at our expense.

Here you go Martha and Jed, have another sip of the corporate hegemony Kool-Aid. You wouldn't want to actually get your news from an unreliable source that is not owned by MSM corporate interests would you? Don't go all conspiracy-theory on me now; don't forget we have plenty of TV to watch tonight .... you know how I can't stand where I actually have to think for myself.

by TruthseekingMerican November 25, 2013

hegemony

primary dominance, leadership, or influence over others, especially as exercised by one nation.

The military supremacy of the United Nations hegemony can scarcely be challenged.

by Dr. Dave January 8, 2004

hegemon

A leading or paramount power
most powerful country in the world

USA is the current hegemon so it can and does do anything it wants

by Dong Woo March 9, 2005