Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mafiocracy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mafioc-ra-cy
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Government by mafiosi; (loosely) government by organized crime.

Uncountable

noun

An instance of such government; a government that is run by mafiosi or similar crime lords.

Countable

Etymology

From mafia + -ocracy.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: mafia

Usage

Inflected Forms

mafiocracies (plural)

Questions

What does mafiocracy mean?: Government by mafiosi; (loosely) government by organized crime.
Where does mafiocracy come from?: From mafia + -ocracy.

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