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thanatopolitics

thanatopolitics noun: politics characterised by decisions on who lives and who dies.

Noun

thanatopolitics (uncountable)

  1. Politics characterised by decisions on who lives and who dies.

Origin of thanatopolitics

From thanato- + politics.

Questions about thanatopolitics

What does thanatopolitics mean?
Thanatopolitics means politics characterised by decisions on who lives and who dies.
What part of speech is thanatopolitics?
Thanatopolitics is a noun.

Words near thanatopolitics in the dictionary

  1. thanatophobiacs
  2. thanatophobic
  3. thanatophoric
  4. thanatopic
  5. thanatopolitical
  6. thanatopolitics
  7. thanatopraxis
  8. thanatopraxy
  9. thanatopses
  10. thanatopsis
  11. Thanatos

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