"sportocracy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sportocracy (uncountable)
  1. The elevation of sport to a role of primary importance in the functions of a society. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-sportocracy-en-noun-KtZibTOe
  2. The reduction of all or most major questions in a society to the competition between two or more competing sides. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-sportocracy-en-noun-UZxQHdL- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sportocratic
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