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maleocracy

maleocracy noun: system of power dominated by males.

Noun

maleocracy (plural maleocracies)

  1. (rare) System of power dominated by males.
    • Heidi Hartmann (1981) discusses well the conflicting interests of capital and maleocracy, but describes these as two separate systems, one having classes and the other apparently having none.1994, Julia Penelope, Out of the Class Closet: Lesbians Speak

Forms of maleocracy

pluralmaleocracies

Origin of maleocracy

From male + -ocracy.

Questions about maleocracy

What does maleocracy mean?
Maleocracy means system of power dominated by males.
What part of speech is maleocracy?
Maleocracy is a noun.
What is the plural of maleocracy?
The plural of maleocracy is maleocracies.

Words near maleocracy in the dictionary

  1. Malenko
  2. Malenkov
  3. Malenkovism
  4. maleo
  5. maleocracies
  6. maleocracy
  7. maleolent
  8. maleos
  9. malepart
  10. malepractice
  11. malepractices

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