"tandemocracy" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Blend of tandem + democracy or tandem + -ocracy, a calque of Russian тандемократия (tandemokratija) originally in reference to the office-trading of Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|tandem|democracy}} Blend of tandem + democracy, {{suffix|en|tandem|-ocracy}} tandem + -ocracy, {{uder|en|ru|тандемократия}} Russian тандемократия (tandemokratija) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tandemocracy (uncountable)
  1. Synonym of diarchy, especially involving alternation of offices in an allegedly democratic context. Wikipedia link: Medvedev–Putin tandemocracy Tags: uncountable Synonyms: diarchy [synonym, synonym-of]

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