"sportocracy" meaning in All languages combined

See sportocracy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sportocracy (uncountable)
  1. The elevation of sport to a role of primary importance in the functions of a society. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-sportocracy-en-noun-KtZibTOe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
  2. The reduction of all or most major questions in a society to the competition between two or more competing sides. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-sportocracy-en-noun-UZxQHdL- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
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Related terms: sportocratic

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