Question

Choose the word which is closest to the opposite in meaning to the italicized word.
As long as he remained in that office, he maintained his hegemony.

• A. predominance
• B. poverty
• C. subordination
• D. chaos

Answer 1

The correct option is C subordination

Hegemony means leadership or dominance. The opposite of hegemony is subordination, or the act of giving someone or something less importance or power. Hence, Option C is correct. Among the rest of the options, predominance means the state or condition of being greater in number or amount, poverty means the state of being extremely poor, chaos means complete disorder and confusion. These options do not express this antonym, hence incorrect.