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aristodemocracy

aristodemocracy noun: a form of government in which power is shared between the people and the aristocracy.

Noun

aristodemocracy

  1. A form of government in which power is shared between the people and the aristocracy.
    • Ordained as a priest in 1931, then as a bishop in 1940, this long-time supporter of an 'aristodemocracy' limited to Java also ended up embracing the idea of a parliamentary Republic encompassing the entire Dutch East Indies.2011, Michel Picard, The Politics of Religion in Indonesia: Syncretism, Orthodoxy, and Religious Contention in Java and Bali

Origin of aristodemocracy

From aristo- + democracy.

Words formed from aristodemocracy

Questions about aristodemocracy

What does aristodemocracy mean?
Aristodemocracy means a form of government in which power is shared between the people and the aristocracy.
What part of speech is aristodemocracy?
Aristodemocracy is a noun.

Words near aristodemocracy in the dictionary

  1. aristocratism
  2. aristocratisms
  3. aristocratization
  4. aristocratize
  5. aristocrats
  6. aristodemocracy
  7. aristodemocratic
  8. aristodemocratical
  9. aristogene
  10. aristogenes
  11. aristogenesis

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