aristodemocracy

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noun

A form of government in which power is shared between the people and the aristocracy.

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Meanings

noun
  1. A form of government in which power is shared between the people and the aristocracy.

    Ordained as a priest in 1931, then as a bishop in 1940, this long-time supporter of an 'aristodemocracy' limited to Java also ended up embracing the idea of a parliamentary Republic encompassing the entire Dutch East Indies.

    2011, Michel Picard, The Politics of Religion in Indonesia: Syncretism, Orthodoxy, and Religious Contention in Java and Bali

Origin

From aristo- + democracy.

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Translations

French aristodémocratie
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APA

aristodemocracy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aristodemocracy

MLA

“aristodemocracy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aristodemocracy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aristodemocracy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aristodemocracy.

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