Protocratic
adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The first stage of interglacial forest development (Pre-Temperate), characterized by light-demanding species and rapid changes in vegetation. uncountable
"Turner and West ( 1968 ) suggest that the phases of an interglacial period (cryocratic, protocratic, mesocratic , telocratic ) be considered as cenozones."
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to an initial or original form of social control. not-comparable
"In the drives of war and revolution protocratic rule broadens into sovereignty: "the domiant human power, individual or pluralistic, in a politically organized and politically independent population.""
Example
More examples"In the drives of war and revolution protocratic rule broadens into sovereignty: "the domiant human power, individual or pluralistic, in a politically organized and politically independent population.""
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