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petro-dictatorships

petro-dictatorships is the plural of petro-dictatorship.

Meaning of petro-dictatorship

Noun

petro-dictatorship (plural petro-dictatorships)

  1. A dictatorship funded by petroleum exports.
    • The development of energy resources in an otherwise underdeveloped economy […] is often accompanied by the rise of corrupt, authoritarian regimes (Witness the petro-dictatorships of Nigeria, Libya[…])1997, Peter Rutland, Lost Opportunities: Energy and Politics in Russia

Questions about petro-dictatorships

What is petro-dictatorships the plural of?
Petro-dictatorships is the plural of petro-dictatorship.

Words near petro-dictatorships in the dictionary

  1. petro
  2. petro-
  3. petro-dictator
  4. petro-dictators
  5. petro-dictatorship
  6. petro-dictatorships
  7. petrobactin
  8. petrobasilar
  9. petroboloi
  10. petrobolos
  11. Petrobrusian

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