gynecocracy

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noun

Government or rule by women, or a society with such leadership.

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feminocracygynocracygynarchy
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Meanings

noungynecocracy (countable and uncountable, plural gynecocracies)

plural gynecocracies · alternative gynaecocracy

  1. countableuncountablegovernmentGovernment or rule by women, or a society with such leadership.

    Gynaecocracy may not, however, be an idyllic affair.

    1999, Jacqueline Rose, “Go girl”, in London Review of Books, section 21.19

    Synonyms: feminocracy, gynocracy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounGovernment or rule by women, or a society with such leadership.

Similar
feminocracygynocracy

More synonyms by meaning

nouna political system governed by a woman

Similar
gynarchy
Broader
political systemform of government
Also see
feminocracygynarchygynocracymatriarchy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From gyneco- + -cracy.

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Translations

Ancient Greek γυναικοκρατία
  • γυναικοκρατία (gunaikokratía)government or rule by women
Catalan ginecocràcia
  • ginecocràciagovernment or rule by women
Finnish naisvalta, gynarkia
  • naisvaltagovernment or rule by women
  • gynarkiagovernment or rule by women
French gynocratie, gynécocratie
  • gynocratiegovernment or rule by women
  • gynécocratiegovernment or rule by women
German Weiberherrschaft, Frauenherrschaft
  • Weiberherrschaftgovernment or rule by women
  • Frauenherrschaftgovernment or rule by women
  • Gynokratiegovernment or rule by women
  • Gynäkokratiegovernment or rule by women
Greek γυναικοκρατία
  • γυναικοκρατία (gynaikokratía)government or rule by women
Polish ginekokracja
  • ginekokracjagovernment or rule by women
Portuguese ginecocracia
  • ginecocraciagovernment or rule by women
Romanian ginecocrație
  • ginecocrațiegovernment or rule by women
Spanish ginecocracia
  • ginecocraciagovernment or rule by women
Swedish kvinnostyre, gynokrati
  • kvinnostyregovernment or rule by women
  • gynokratigovernment or rule by women
Turkish kadınların yönetimi, jinokrasi
  • kadınların yönetimigovernment or rule by women
  • jinokrasigovernment or rule by women
  • jinekokrasigovernment or rule by women
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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