"Afrocrat" meaning in All languages combined

See Afrocrat on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Afrocrats [plural]
Etymology: Blend of Africa + Eurocrat. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Africa|Eurocrat}} Blend of Africa + Eurocrat Head templates: {{en-noun}} Afrocrat (plural Afrocrats)
  1. (slang) An employee or minister of the AU Commission or a similar Pan-African organization. Tags: slang Synonyms: afrocrat
    Sense id: en-Afrocrat-en-noun-VCZUgEci Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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