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HEGEMONY [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-02-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- International Relations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hegemony
1, record 1, English, hegemony
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the control of one country, ideology, [or other] over others through implied or symbolic power ... 2, record 1, English, - hegemony
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Relations internationales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hégémonie
1, record 1, French, h%C3%A9g%C3%A9monie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Domination d'une puissance, d'un pays, d'un groupe social, [ou autre], sur les autres. 2, record 1, French, - h%C3%A9g%C3%A9monie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Relaciones internacionales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hegemonía
1, record 1, Spanish, hegemon%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] predominio o superioridad que ejerce una persona, institución, Estado o cultura sobre otras. 2, record 1, Spanish, - hegemon%C3%ADa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Se utiliza especialmente en el ámbito político, económico, militar o cultural para describir una situación en la que una entidad logra imponerse y dirigir a las demás. 2, record 1, Spanish, - hegemon%C3%ADa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
hegemonía cultural, hegemonía económica, hegemonía mundial, hegemonía política 2, record 1, Spanish, - hegemon%C3%ADa
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-02-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Criminology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bourgeois criminology
1, record 2, English, bourgeois%20criminology
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The extent to which bourgeois criminology has become linked to ruling class ideology is evidenced by the way its activities lend increasing support to ruling class hegemony. 2, record 2, English, - bourgeois%20criminology
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Criminologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- criminologie bourgeoise
1, record 2, French, criminologie%20bourgeoise
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-11-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Social Organization
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- cultural hegemony
1, record 3, English, cultural%20hegemony
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The ability of a group of people to hold power over social institutions, and thus, to strongly influence the everyday thoughts, expectations, and behavior of the rest of society by directing the normative ideas, values, and beliefs that become the dominant worldview of a society. 2, record 3, English, - cultural%20hegemony
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Organisation sociale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- hégémonie culturelle
1, record 3, French, h%C3%A9g%C3%A9monie%20culturelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'hégémonie culturelle [...] Ce concept cherche à rendre compte de l’emprise des représentations et des valeurs des classes dominantes sur les pratiques et les croyances collectives. 2, record 3, French, - h%C3%A9g%C3%A9monie%20culturelle
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Philosophy and Religion
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- hegemonic 1, record 4, English, hegemonic
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(al) mac/20. 3. 72 "of, relating to, or possessing hegemony"(Webster's 3rd new int. dict., 1961) 1, record 4, English, - hegemonic
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Philosophie et religion
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- hégémonique 1, record 4, French, h%C3%A9g%C3%A9monique
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«le péril qui les menace en permanence : celui d'être écrasées entre les deux blocs hégémoniques» (Le Monde, 2-8 .12.71, 1 206 p.7) 1, record 4, French, - h%C3%A9g%C3%A9monique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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