"maleocracy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: maleocracies [plural]
Etymology: male + -ocracy Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|male|ocracy}} male + -ocracy Head templates: {{en-noun}} maleocracy (plural maleocracies)
  1. (rare) System of power dominated by males. Tags: rare Related terms: femocracy, patriarchy
    Sense id: en-maleocracy-en-noun-mZqAW5Cn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ocracy

Inflected forms

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