gynecocracy

English

Etymology

From gyneco- +‎ -cracy.

Noun

gynecocracy (countable and uncountable, plural gynecocracies)

(government, sociology) Government or rule by women, or a society with such leadership.
Synonyms: feminocracy, gynocracy
- 1999, Jacqueline Rose, “Go girl”, in London Review of Books, section 21.19:
  Gynaecocracy may not, however, be an idyllic affair.

Alternative forms

gynaecocracy

Coordinate terms

Related terms

gynecocratic

Translations

government or rule by women

Finnish: naisvalta, gynarkia
French: gynocratie (fr) f, gynécocratie (fr) f
German: Weiberherrschaft f, Frauenherrschaft (de) f, Gynokratie f, Gynäkokratie (de) f
Greek: γυναικοκρατία (el) f (gynaikokratía)
Ancient Greek: γυναικοκρατία f (gunaikokratía)
Serbo-Croatian: ginekokracija (sh) f, ginokracija f
Swedish: please add this translation if you can
Turkish: kadınların yönetimi, jinokrasi, jinekokrasi

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