Maleocracy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    System of power dominated by males. rare

    "Heidi Hartmann (1981) discusses well the conflicting interests of capital and maleocracy, but describes these as two separate systems, one having classes and the other apparently having none."

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"Heidi Hartmann (1981) discusses well the conflicting interests of capital and maleocracy, but describes these as two separate systems, one having classes and the other apparently having none."

Etymology

From male + -ocracy.

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