"mafiocracy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mafiocracies [plural]
Etymology: From mafia + -ocracy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mafia|ocracy}} mafia + -ocracy Head templates: {{en-noun}} mafiocracy (plural mafiocracies)
  1. (uncountable) Government by mafiosi; (loosely) government by organized crime. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Corruption, Forms of government
    Sense id: en-mafiocracy-en-noun-sW2gBxYD Disambiguation of Corruption: 85 15 Disambiguation of Forms of government: 49 51
  2. (countable) An instance of such government; a government that is run by mafiosi or similar crime lords. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Forms of government
    Sense id: en-mafiocracy-en-noun-0l~T8uIK Disambiguation of Forms of government: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ocracy, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ocracy: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67

Inflected forms

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