Aristodemocracy
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A form of government in which power is shared between the people and the aristocracy.
"Ordained as a priest in 1931, then as a bishop in 1940, this long-time supporter of an 'aristodemocracy' limited to Java also ended up embracing the idea of a parliamentary Republic encompassing the entire Dutch East Indies."
Example
More examples"Ordained as a priest in 1931, then as a bishop in 1940, this long-time supporter of an 'aristodemocracy' limited to Java also ended up embracing the idea of a parliamentary Republic encompassing the entire Dutch East Indies."
Etymology
From aristo- + democracy.
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