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androcracy

[ an-drok-ruh-see ]
/ ænˈdrɒk rə si /
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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, androgenesis, androgenetic alopecia
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