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pigmentocracy

pigmentocracy noun: government by or social hierarchy of those with a certain skin tone, regardless of race or socioeconomic status.

Noun

pigmentocracy (countable and uncountable, plural pigmentocracies)

  1. Government by or social hierarchy of those with a certain skin tone, regardless of race or socioeconomic status.
    • Black America used to be, and perhaps still is, a pigmentocracy, which means that the social hierarchy is based largely on colorism.2011, Don Lemon, Transparent, Las Vegas: Farrah Gray, →ISBN

Forms of pigmentocracy

pluralpigmentocracies

Origin of pigmentocracy

From pigment + -o- + -cracy.

Questions about pigmentocracy

What does pigmentocracy mean?
Pigmentocracy means government by or social hierarchy of those with a certain skin tone, regardless of race or socioeconomic status.
What part of speech is pigmentocracy?
Pigmentocracy is a noun.
What is the plural of pigmentocracy?
The plural of pigmentocracy is pigmentocracies.

Words near pigmentocracy in the dictionary

  1. pigmentizing
  2. pigmentless
  3. pigmentlessness
  4. pigmentlike
  5. pigmentocracies
  6. pigmentocracy
  7. pigmentocratic
  8. pigmentous
  9. pigments
  10. pigmenturia
  11. pigmies

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