consociational

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adjective

Having major internal divisions along ethnic, religious, or linguistic lines, with none of the divisions large enough to form a majority group, yet nonetheless stable due to consultation among the elites of each of its major social groups.

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Meanings

adjectiveconsociational (comparative more consociational, superlative most consociational)

comparative more consociational · superlative most consociational

  1. governmentHaving major internal divisions along ethnic, religious, or linguistic lines, with none of the divisions large enough to form a majority group, yet nonetheless stable due to consultation among the elites of each of its major social groups.

Origin

From consociation + -al.

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Translations

Dutch pacificatiepolitiek
  • pacificatiepolitiekHaving major internal divisions, with none of the divisions large enough to form a majority group, yet nonetheless stable due to consultation among the elites
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “consociational,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consociational.

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