Autocracy vs Hegemony - What's the difference?
autocracy | hegemony |
A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.
(formal) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.
Dominance of one social group over another, such that the ruling group or hegemon acquires some degree of consent from the subordinate, as opposed to dominance purely by force.
As nouns the difference between autocracy and hegemony
is that autocracy is a form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual while hegemony is (formal) domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.autocracy
English
(wikipedia autocracy)Noun
(autocracies)Synonyms
* bigmanism * despotism * dictatorship * monarchy * tyrannyHypernyms
* totalitarianismhegemony
English
Noun
(hegemonies) (wikipedia hegemony)- ie: internationally among nation-states, and regionally over social classes, between languages or even culture.
- eg: The two political parties battled viciously for hegemony .
