Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudoelection

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pseu-do-elec-tion
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sham election; an election organized without any significant political choice or real impact on the results, often held in dictatorial regimes to feign the appearance of public legitimacy.

Example Sentences

"As Wiseman notes, many observers saw Jammeh's maneuvers as a test run for the plans of Nigerian military dictator Sani Abacha to legitimize his own dictatorship through a pseudoelection."

Etymology

From pseudo- + election.

Inflected Forms

pseudoelections (plural) pseudo-election (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

pseudoreferendum

Questions

What does pseudoelection mean?: A sham election; an election organized without any significant political choice or real impact on the results, often held in dictatorial regimes to feign the appearance of public legitimacy.
Where does pseudoelection come from?: From pseudo- + election.

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