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.
speÂ·cifÂ·ic devise. : a devise of a particular item or part of an estate that is payable only from a specified source in the estate and not from the general assets. 2 : a clause in a will disposing of property and esp. real property. 3 : property disposed of by a will. Subscribe to Term of the Day.