Definitions:

Abrogate... to turn loose... to get out... cut off! 

Hegemony... refers to  dominating leadership.  Such as 'having a king over us'... a form of power in which those who have power maintain their position, not through force, but through the elaboration (setting themselves apart as those that are trained keepers of the truth. Setting up this false system of clergy / laity. ) of a particular world view, an ideology, a particular notion of common sense, which is widely infused into everyday cultural practices. The result is that people do not submit to power, they consent to it, even though it may not be in their own best interest.

A. Gramsci describes it as:
     "How the domination of one class over others is achieved by a combination of political and ideological means.  Although political force—coercion—is always important, the role of ideology in winning the consent of the dominated classes may be even more significant.  The balance between coercion and consent will vary from society to society, the latter being more important in capitalist societies. . . .

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