Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supermajoritarianism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-ma-jori-tar-i-an-ism
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

8

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of democracy in which decisions must be made by a supermajority of the whole group.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Buchanan and Tullock (1962) provide a different justification for supermajoritarianism."

Etymology

From supermajoritarian + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: supermajoritarian

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does supermajoritarianism mean?: A form of democracy in which decisions must be made by a supermajority of the whole group.
Where does supermajoritarianism come from?: From supermajoritarian + -ism.

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