ditabranda

Portuguese

Etymology

Modifying ditadura, by reinterpreting -dura as dura (“hard”) and replacing it with branda (“soft”), probably on the model of Spanish dictablanda.

Noun

ditabranda f (plural ditabrandas)

  1. (politics) dictablanda (soft-handed dictatorship)
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