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phallocracy

UK/faˈlɒkɹəsi/

phallocracy noun: a society or government of, or dominated by, men.

Noun

phallocracy (countable and uncountable, plural phallocracies)

  1. A society or government of, or dominated by, men.
    • Therefore, despite its political patriarchy, Athens cannot be considered—horrid word—a phallocracy.1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae
    Synonyms:
    penisocracy

Synonyms of phallocracy

Forms of phallocracy

pluralphallocracies

Origin of phallocracy

From phallo- + -cracy.

Questions about phallocracy

What does phallocracy mean?
Phallocracy means a society or government of, or dominated by, men.
What part of speech is phallocracy?
Phallocracy is a noun.
How do you pronounce phallocracy?
Phallocracy is pronounced /faˈlɒkɹəsi/ (UK).
What is the plural of phallocracy?
The plural of phallocracy is phallocracies.

Words near phallocracy in the dictionary

  1. phallocentrically
  2. phallocentricity
  3. phallocentrism
  4. phallocentrisms
  5. phallocracies
  6. phallocracy
  7. phallocrat
  8. phallocratic
  9. phallocrats
  10. phallocrypt
  11. phallocrypts

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