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neopatrimonialism

neopatrimonialism noun: a political system in which a bureaucracy based on rules is undermined by patrimonialism.

Noun

neopatrimonialism (uncountable)

  1. A political system in which a bureaucracy based on rules is undermined by patrimonialism.

Origin of neopatrimonialism

From neo- + patrimonialism, given its standard modern definition by Shmuel Eisenstadt in 1973.

Questions about neopatrimonialism

What does neopatrimonialism mean?
Neopatrimonialism means a political system in which a bureaucracy based on rules is undermined by patrimonialism.
What part of speech is neopatrimonialism?
Neopatrimonialism is a noun.

Words near neopatrimonialism in the dictionary

  1. neopathy
  2. neopatriarchal
  3. neopatriarchies
  4. neopatriarchy
  5. neopatrimonial
  6. neopatrimonialism
  7. neopectoral
  8. neopedon
  9. neopeltolide
  10. neopenile
  11. neopenis

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