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pseudodemocracy

pseudodemocracy noun: a government that holds elections but restricts civil liberties.

Noun

pseudodemocracy (plural pseudodemocracies)

  1. A government that holds elections but restricts civil liberties.
    • It has long been an article of faith that these pseudodemocracies are inherently unstable.2009 March 22, Kenneth Roth, “Ballots and Bullets”, in New York Times

Forms of pseudodemocracy

pluralpseudodemocracies
alternative formpseudo-democracy

Origin of pseudodemocracy

From pseudo- + democracy.

Words formed from pseudodemocracy

  • pseudodemocrat
  • pseudodemocratic
  • pseudodemocratically
  • pseudodemocratization
  • pseudodemocratize

Questions about pseudodemocracy

What does pseudodemocracy mean?
Pseudodemocracy means a government that holds elections but restricts civil liberties.
What part of speech is pseudodemocracy?
Pseudodemocracy is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudodemocracy?
The plural of pseudodemocracy is pseudodemocracies.

Words near pseudodemocracy in the dictionary

  1. pseudodeficient
  2. pseudodemented
  3. pseudodementia
  4. pseudodementias
  5. pseudodemocracies
  6. pseudodemocracy
  7. pseudodemocratic
  8. pseudodental
  9. pseudodentary
  10. pseudodentition
  11. pseudodepressed

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