androcracy

[ an-drok-ruh-see ]
/ ænˈdrɒk rə si /

noun

social and political rule by men.

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Origin of androcracy

andro- + -cracy

OTHER WORDS FROM androcracy

an·dro·crat·ic [an-druh-krat-ik] /ˌæn drəˈkræt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby androcracy

androcentric, androcles, androcles and the lion, androclinium, androconium, androcracy, androdioecious, androecium, androgen, androgenic hormone, androgenize
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