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partocracy

partocracy noun: government by political parties or factions, rather than citizens or individual politicians.

Noun

partocracy (countable and uncountable, plural partocracies)

  1. (derogatory) Government by political parties or factions, rather than citizens or individual politicians.

partocracy meaning in Malay and Indonesian

partocracy in Malay

government by political parties
partokrasi

partocracy in Indonesian

government by political parties
partikrasi

Forms of partocracy

pluralpartocracies
alternative formparticracy
alternative formpartitocracy

Origin of partocracy

From party + -cracy.

Questions about partocracy

What does partocracy mean?
Partocracy means government by political parties or factions, rather than citizens or individual politicians.
What is partocracy in Malay?
Partocracy in Malay is partokrasi. See Partocracy meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is partocracy?
Partocracy is a noun.
What is the plural of partocracy?
The plural of partocracy is partocracies.

Words near partocracy in the dictionary

  1. partners-in-crime
  2. partnership
  3. partnerships
  4. partns
  5. partocracies
  6. partocracy
  7. partocrat
  8. partocratic
  9. partocrats
  10. partogram
  11. partogramme

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