androcracy

[an-drok-ruh-see]

noun

social and political rule by men.

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Origin of androcracy

andro- + -cracy

Related formsan·dro·crat·ic

[an-druh-krat-ik] /ˌæn drəˈkræt ɪk/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for androcracy

Historical Examples

There has never been a democracy, so far—only an androcracy.
Our Androcentric Culture, or The Man Made World
Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Word Origin and History for androcracy

n.

"rule or supremacy of men," 1883; see andro- + -cracy. Related: Androcratic.

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