squattocracy

/ (skwɒˈtɒkrəsɪ) /

noun

mainly Australian squatters collectively, regarded as rich and influentialSee squatter (def. 2b)

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Word Origin for squattocracy

C19: from squatter + -cracy

Words nearby squattocracy

squat, squat thrust, squatter, squatter sovereignty, squatter's right, squattocracy, squatty, squauwmish, squaw, squaw huckleberry, squaw man
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Example sentences from the Web for squattocracy

  • It was here that the squattocracy was first successfully attacked.

    Town Life in Australia|R. E. N. (Richard) Twopeny