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ethnocracy

ethnocracy noun: a form of government in which a particular ethnic group holds a disproportionate amount of government power.

Noun

ethnocracy (countable and uncountable, plural ethnocracies)

  1. A form of government in which a particular ethnic group holds a disproportionate amount of government power.
    • In this sense, ethnocracy as a socio-political regime is outcome of ethnonationalism, that brand of nationalism that views the nation as a "natural" and ethnically "pure" community, as opposed to its liberal conceptualisation as a community based on equal rights and duties.2005, Paul Dresch, Monarchies and Nations, →ISBN, page 119

ethnocracy meaning in Tamil

ethnocracy in Tamil

form of government
இனவாட்சி iṉavāṭci

Forms of ethnocracy

pluralethnocracies

Origin of ethnocracy

From ethno- + -cracy.

Questions about ethnocracy

What does ethnocracy mean?
Ethnocracy means a form of government in which a particular ethnic group holds a disproportionate amount of government power.
What is ethnocracy in Tamil?
Ethnocracy in Tamil is இனவாட்சி (iṉavāṭci). See Ethnocracy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ethnocracy?
Ethnocracy is a noun.
What is the plural of ethnocracy?
The plural of ethnocracy is ethnocracies.

Words near ethnocracy in the dictionary

  1. ethnoclasses
  2. ethnoclassification
  3. ethnoclassifications
  4. ethnoconfessional
  5. ethnocracies
  6. ethnocracy
  7. ethnocrat
  8. ethnocratic
  9. ethnocratically
  10. ethnocrats
  11. ethnocritical

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