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securocracy

securocracy noun: the police and security service that dominated the South African government in the 1980s.

Noun

securocracy (countable and uncountable, plural securocracies)

  1. (uncountable) The police and security service that dominated the South African government in the 1980s.
  2. (countable) Any of the powerful security services of certain other governments in countries throughout the world.

Forms of securocracy

pluralsecurocracies

Origin of securocracy

From security + -cracy (perhaps to rhyme with bureaucracy.

Questions about securocracy

What does securocracy mean?
Securocracy means the police and security service that dominated the South African government in the 1980s.
What part of speech is securocracy?
Securocracy is a noun.
What is the plural of securocracy?
The plural of securocracy is securocracies.

Words near securocracy in the dictionary

  1. security-by-design
  2. security-by-obscurity
  3. security-through-obscurity
  4. securitywise
  5. securocracies
  6. securocracy
  7. securocrat
  8. securocratic
  9. securocrats
  10. securonomics
  11. secus

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