"cottonocracy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Rhymes: -ɒkɹəsi Etymology: cotton + -cracy Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cotton|cracy}} cotton + -cracy Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} cottonocracy (plural not attested)
  1. (US, historical) A government dominated by the cotton industry, as in the United States prior to the Civil War. Tags: US, historical, no-plural

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