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Meaning of ethnocracy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A form of government in which a particular ethnic group holds a disproportionate amount of government power.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Nederlands etnocratie

Examples

“In this sense, ethnocracy as a socio-political regime is outcome of ethnonationalism, that brand of nationalism that views the nation as a "natural" and ethnically "pure" community, as opposed to its liberal conceptualisation as a community based on equal rights and duties.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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