Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petro-dictatorship

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables: petro--dic-ta-tor-ship
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dictatorship funded by petroleum exports.

Example Sentences

"The development of energy resources in an otherwise underdeveloped economy […] is often accompanied by the rise of corrupt, authoritarian regimes (Witness the petro-dictatorships of Nigeria, Libya[…])"
"Internationally, what is already the world's most indebted nation is overextended on the military front, highly dependent on OPEC oil and increasingly beholden to sovereign wealth funds run by petro-dictatorships or authoritarian regimes"

Etymology

From petro- + dictatorship.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: petro-
Suffix: dictatorship

Inflected Forms

petro-dictatorships (plural)

Phrases

petro-dictator

Questions

What does petro-dictatorship mean?: A dictatorship funded by petroleum exports.
Where does petro-dictatorship come from?: From petro- + dictatorship.

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