Hegemony
Hegemony noun - Controlling power or influence over others.
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Influence and hegemony are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Influence" instead a noun "Hegemony".
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- A turbulent period when 148 regional rulers (many connected to the imperial family) and their petty dukedoms (mostly city states) contested with one another for influence and hegemony.
- A hegemony is when a nation has dominating influence over the foreign and military policy of other countries within its region.
Source: Puppet State - Golden Age: This seems to be what Lord Stileman was going for: He knows his hegemony won't last forever, but for as long as he can he wants to give the world a chance to thrive without the bad influence of super-rich monsters like William Randolph Hearst.
Source: Comic Book / Dallas Barr
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