"pseudodemocracy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pseudodemocracies [plural]
Etymology: 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)
    Sense id: en-pseudodemocracy-en-noun-aapaBRjv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pseudo- Topics: government, politics

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