"polyarchy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: polyarchies [plural]
Etymology: poly- + -archy Etymology templates: {{confix|en|poly|archy}} poly- + -archy Head templates: {{en-noun}} polyarchy (plural polyarchies)
  1. A government in which power is invested in multiple people. Wikipedia link: polyarchy Categories (topical): Forms of government Derived forms: polyarchic, polyarchical Translations (government in which power is invested in multiple people): poliarquia [feminine] (Catalan), 多頭政治 (Chinese Mandarin), 多头政治 (duōtóu zhèngzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), 多頭政體 (Chinese Mandarin), 多头政体 (duōtóu zhèngtǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), poliarkia (Finnish), polyarchie [feminine] (French), Polyarchie [feminine] (German), poliarchia [feminine] (Italian), 多頭政治 (tatō seiji) (alt: たとうせいじ) (Japanese), poliarki (Malay), poliarquia [feminine] (Portuguese), поликра́тия (polikrátija) [feminine] (Russian), полиа́рхия (poliárxija) [feminine] (Russian), poliarquía [feminine] (Spanish)

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