gynecocracy
Americannoun
plural
gynecocraciesOther Word Forms
- gynecocrat noun
- gynecocratic adjective
Etymology
Origin of gynecocracy
From the Greek word gynaikokratía, dating back to 1605–15. See gyneco-, -cracy
Example Sentences
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They were so fervent about its passage, and so disproportionately female, that their husbands started referring to Montgomery County as “a gynecocracy.”
From New York Times
To be sure, barbaric Sparta made a bold stand for equality, and almost instituted a gynecocracy, but the usual idea was that a woman's opinion was not worth considering.
From Project Gutenberg
Comte thought it all out in detail, and arranged a complete scheme of life, and actually wished to form a political party and overthrow the government, founding a gynecocracy on the ruins.
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The concept of father had not yet been formed; the family congregated round the mother and saw in her its natural chief; gynecocracy was the prevailing form of government.
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Even bachelors agreed that he lived under the mildest form of gynecocracy.
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