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chumocracies

chumocracies is the plural of chumocracy.

Meaning of chumocracy

Noun

chumocracy (countable and uncountable, plural chumocracies)

  1. (UK) A form of oligarchy: government characterised by nepotism and the frequent appointment to public office of friends or those of similar social background to those in power.
    • How thrilling it would have been[…] if [Sadiq] Khan had denounced the [Thames garden] bridge in every way: […] as a symbol of the chummery – the chumocracy, even – that so offends the democratic and egalitarian traditions he is proud to represent.2016 May 21, Ian Jack, “This garden bridge is an oddity born of the chumocracy”, in The Guardian

Questions about chumocracies

What is chumocracies the plural of?
Chumocracies is the plural of chumocracy.

Words near chumocracies in the dictionary

  1. chummo
  2. chummos
  3. chummy
  4. Chumney
  5. Chumneys
  6. chumocracies
  7. chumocracy
  8. chump
  9. chump block
  10. chump blocked
  11. chump blocker

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