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lotacracy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lotacra-cy
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A political environment in which politicians have a tendency to switch loyalties frequently for personal gain.

Uncountable

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Etymology

From Urdu لوٹاکریسی, from لوٹا (loṭā, “lota”), + -cracy; the lota is a water pot with a shape such that it falls over very easily. The term was coined in Pakistan in the early 1990s.

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What does lotacracy mean?
A political environment in which politicians have a tendency to switch loyalties frequently for personal gain.
Where does lotacracy come from?
From Urdu لوٹاکریسی, from لوٹا (loṭā, “lota”), + -cracy; the lota is a water pot with a shape such that it falls over very easily. The term was coined in Pakistan in the early 1990s.

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