mullahcracy

plural mullahcracies

1. uncountableusuallyRule by Islamic religious leaders, or mullahs.

   He said that, unfortunately, the mullahcracy is politicising religion to serve their selfish ends.

   2009 October 21, “‘Govt-mullah axis leading to anarchy’”, in Daily Times

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   […] a firm stand against Mullahcracy is essential for the political and religious health of the country.

   1953, New Statesman, volume 45, page 474

   […] officials of the ruling mullahcracy threaten to haul one of the French diplomats before an Islamic court on charges of espionage.

   1987 August 30, “Khomeini's Guile”, in Boston Globe, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2016