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democide

American

[dem-uh-sahyd] / ˈdɛm əˌsaɪd /

noun

the intentional killing of people by their own government, such as by mass murder, genocide, or deliberate withholding of aid during disasters.

Other Word Forms

democidal

adjective

Etymology

Origin of democide

Coined in 1990 by U.S. political scientist Rudolf Rummel (1932–2014); demo- ( def. ) + -cide ( def. )

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