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Noun

1. 1
   A society or government of, or dominated by, men. countable, uncountable

   "Therefore, despite its political patriarchy, Athens cannot be considered—horrid word—a phallocracy."

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penisocracy

Antonyms

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vaginocracy

Example

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"Democracy originated in Ancient Greece, but where did phallocracy come from?"

Etymology

From phallo- + -cracy.

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