Heterocephaly

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The appointment of the governing body by an outside authority. uncountable

    "A case of heterocephaly is the appointment of the governors of the Canadian provinces by the central government of the Dominion."

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"A case of heterocephaly is the appointment of the governors of the Canadian provinces by the central government of the Dominion."

Etymology

From hetero- + -cephaly.

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