Hegemony: The Haves and âSoon To Havesâ. Hegemony is a big word for a fairly simple idea. When socially powerful people use their influence to convince less powerful people it is in their best interest to do what is actually in the most powerful peopleâs best interest, thatâs hegemony.
Deviating from explicit recipe directions is never a good idea, unless you want inedible food or a kitchen fire. The verb deviate can refer to divergence from a predicted path or road (the airplane's route deviated from the flight plan), but it can also refer to a divergence from normal behavior or expectations. When women demanded the right to vote, their behavior was considered shocking and deviated from the expectations of the time.
1. to deviate or cause to deviate from a particular plane, esp a vertical or horizontal plane; slope or slant. 2. (when: tr, may take an infinitive) to be disposed or cause to be disposed (towards some attitude or to do something): he inclines towards levity; that does not incline me to think that you are right. 3. to bend or lower (part of the body, esp the head), as in a bow or in order to listen.