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noun
- derogatoryinformalA government or social order dominated by men.
To prove you're not part of the dreaded penisocracy, pretend to share her beliefs.
2003 November, “How To Cure A Feminist”, in Maxim, page 582 more examples
Some would go so far as to say that the workforce is a penis-ocracy rather than a meritocracy […]
2013 May 8, Helen Stringer, “The Looking Glass”, in Time Off, page 23What happened to the righteous indignation toward the Penisocracy? Now you want a male doctor?
2019, Therese Oneill, Ungovernable: The Victorian Parent's Guide to Raising Flawless Children, unnumbered pageSynonyms: phallocracy
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nounA government or social order dominated by men.
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APA
penisocracy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penisocracy
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“penisocracy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penisocracy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “penisocracy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penisocracy.
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