"pseudodemocracy" meaning in English

See pseudodemocracy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudodemocracy.wav Forms: pseudodemocracies [plural]
Etymology: From pseudo- + democracy. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|democracy}} pseudo- + democracy Head templates: {{en-noun}} pseudodemocracy (plural pseudodemocracies)
  1. (politics) A government that holds elections but restricts civil liberties. Wikipedia link: pseudodemocracy Categories (topical): Politics Synonyms: pseudo-democracy Derived forms: pseudodemocrat, pseudodemocratic, pseudodemocratically Translations (a government that holds elections but restricts civil liberties): pseudodemokratia (Finnish), pseudo-démocratie [feminine] (French), Pseudodemokratie [feminine] (German), pseudodemocrazia [feminine] (Italian), pseudodemocracia [feminine] (Portuguese), pseudodemocrație [feminine] (Romanian), pseudodemocracia [feminine] (Spanish)

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