"virtuecrat" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: virtuecrats [plural]
Etymology: virtue + -crat Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|virtue|crat}} virtue + -crat Head templates: {{en-noun}} virtuecrat (plural virtuecrats)
  1. (informal, derogatory) A political figure who preaches his or her own morals as a cultural imperative. Tags: derogatory, informal
    Sense id: en-virtuecrat-en-noun-EyxZ47KN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -crat

Inflected forms

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