strong and powerful and therefore able to control others, or relating to the idea that a country is like this

Now a different hegemonic power sought to force its will on the rest of the world. 现在，另一个霸权国家试图将其意志强加给世界其他地区。

Some saw the Euro as a means to challenge the Dollar as the world's hegemonic currency. 一些人将欧元视为挑战美元作为世界货币霸主的手段。