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.
the act of deviating. 2. departure from a standard or norm. 3. Statistics. the difference between one of a set of values and some fixed value, usually the mean of the set. 4. Navigation. the error of a magnetic compass, as that of a ship, on a given heading as a result of local magnetism.
emendation (plural emendations) The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement. quotations â¼ 1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room, Vintage Classics, paperback edition, page 157 Then, less melodiously, dissenters of different sects issue a cantankerous emendation. Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document.