"gynarchy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɡaɪˌnɑːki/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdʒaɪ-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡaɪˌnɑɹki/ [General-American] Forms: gynarchies [plural]
Etymology: gyn- + -archy Etymology templates: {{confix|en|gyno|archy|alt1=gyn}} gyn- + -archy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gynarchy (countable and uncountable, plural gynarchies)
  1. (politics, countable) A government ruled by a woman or women. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Politics, Forms of government
    Sense id: en-gynarchy-en-noun-oZ0IfA9a Disambiguation of Forms of government: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with gyno-, English terms suffixed with -archy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with gyno-: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -archy: 80 20 Topics: government, politics
  2. (politics, uncountable) Government by a woman or women. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Politics, Forms of government Translations (government by a woman or women): naisvalta (Finnish), gynarkia (Finnish), gynokratia (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-gynarchy-en-noun-jRjfl2uA Disambiguation of Forms of government: 55 45 Topics: government, politics Disambiguation of 'government by a woman or women': 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: matriarchy, gynecocracy

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