Neofeudalism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The contemporary rebirth of policies of governance, economy and public life reminiscent of those present in many feudal societies. uncountable

    "Near-synonym: technofeudalism"

Example

More examples

"The founding fathers of the American Republic understood this point perfectly well when they built a system of checks and balances into the American Constitution in an attempt to confine neofeudalism to the Old World."

Etymology

From neo- + feudalism.

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