Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudodemocracy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pseu-do-democ-ra-cy
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A government that holds elections but restricts civil liberties.

Example Sentences

"It has long been an article of faith that these pseudodemocracies are inherently unstable."

Etymology

From pseudo- + democracy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pseudo

Inflected Forms

pseudodemocracies (plural) pseudo-democracy (alternative)

Derived Forms

pseudodemocrat pseudodemocratic pseudodemocratically pseudodemocratization pseudodemocratize

Questions

What does pseudodemocracy mean?: A government that holds elections but restricts civil liberties.
Where does pseudodemocracy come from?: From pseudo- + democracy.

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