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he·gem·o·ny

 (hĭ-jĕm′ə-nē, hĕj′ə-mō′nē)
n. pl. he·gem·o·nies
The predominance of one state or social group over others.

[Greek hēgemoniā, from hēgemōn, leader; see hegemon.]

heg′e·mon′ic (hĕj′ə-mŏn′ĭk) adj.
he·gem′o·nism n.
he·gem′o·nist adj. & n.
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hegemonist

(hɪˈɡɛməˌnɪst; hɪˈdʒɛməˌnɪst)
n
a proponent of hegemony
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The dictionary meaning of the Sanskrit term is 'desirous of victory or conquest', 'wishing to overcome or surpass'; Indologists like Shamasastry and Ghoshal have translated it as 'the Aggressor', but, perhaps, 'hegemonist' will be the more appropriate rendering keeping in view the dictionary meaning and the general context of the Arthashastra.
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(10) A similar mindset underlies Anthony Pagden's approach from the perspective of the history of ideas, deducing from the analysis of various historical forms of the Europe idea that the European concept propagated in the various historical periods only served for concealing the European hegemonist aspirations of various states and empires, and nothing changed in case of the EU either, where the Europe ideal is just a camouflage of the German-French desires of hegemony.
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to behave like a global hegemonist and doesn't want Japan to abandon its pacifist constitution, then it must share the responsibility for deterring and containing North Korea - or better yet, persuade it to disarm.