30 June 2014

hegemony

[hi-jem-uh-nee, hej-uh-moh-nee]

noun, plural he·gem·o·nies.

1. leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation.
2. leadership; predominance.
3. (especially among smaller nations) aggression or expansionism by large nations in an effort to achieve world domination.

Origin:
1560–70; < Greek hēgemonía leadership, supremacy, equivalent to hēgemon- (stem of hēgemṓn ) leader + -ia -y3

Related forms
heg·e·mon·ic [hej-uh-mon-ik] Show IPA , heg·e·mon·i·cal, adjective
an·ti·he·gem·o·ny, noun, plural an·ti·he·gem·o·nies, adjective

Anagram

enemy hog
gem honey
hey gnome

Today’s aphorism

Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.

– Omar Khayyam

On this day

30 June 1934 – Night of the Long Knives (Operation Hummbingbird), in which Hitler purges his political enemies.

30 June 1937 – The world’s first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London.

30 June 1950 – US President Truman sends troops to South Korea to assist in repelling the North Korean Army. He calls on the Soviet Union to negotiate a withdrawal from North Korea, however, the Soviets blame South Korea for an unprovoked attack.