"mafiocracy" meaning in All languages combined

See mafiocracy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: mafiocracies [plural]
Etymology: mafia + -ocracy Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mafia|ocracy}} mafia + -ocracy Head templates: {{en-noun}} mafiocracy (plural mafiocracies)
  1. (uncountable) Government by mafiosi; (broadly) government by organized crime. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Corruption, Forms of government
    Sense id: en-mafiocracy-en-noun-y7NhXTF~ Disambiguation of Corruption: 85 15 Disambiguation of Forms of government: 56 44
  2. (countable) An instance of such government; a government that is run by mafiosi or similar crime lords. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-mafiocracy-en-noun-0l~T8uIK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ocracy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ocracy: 36 64

Inflected forms

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