"contractocracy" meaning in All languages combined

See contractocracy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: contractocracies [plural]
Etymology: From contract + -ocracy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|contract|ocracy}} contract + -ocracy Head templates: {{en-noun}} contractocracy (plural contractocracies)
  1. (usually pejorative) The routine use of contractors to perform the functions of government rather than regular government employees, often with the implication that the contractors are ineffective and simply enriching themselves due to government corruption. Tags: pejorative, usually Categories (topical): Forms of government

Inflected forms

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