"democratatorship" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: democratatorships [plural]
Etymology: Blend of democracy + dictatorship. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|democracy|dictatorship}} Blend of democracy + dictatorship Head templates: {{en-noun}} democratatorship (plural democratatorships)
  1. (informal) A dictatorship which pretends to be a democracy. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-democratatorship-en-noun-7KpvIASs Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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