phallocracy

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UK/faˈlɒkɹəsi/UK/fəˈlɒkɹəsi/

noun

A society or government of, or dominated by, men.

First used 20th c.Scrabble 23

Meanings

nounphallocracy (countable and uncountable, plural phallocracies)

plural phallocracies

  1. countableuncountableA society or government of, or dominated by, men.First known use 20th c.

    Therefore, despite its political patriarchy, Athens cannot be considered—horrid word—a phallocracy.

    1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae

    Synonyms: penisocracy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA society or government of, or dominated by, men.

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Origin

Translations

Catalan fal·locràcia
  • fal·locràciagovernment by men
Chinese Mandarin 男權制 /男权制, 菲羅統治 /菲罗统治
  • 男權制 /男权制government by men
  • 菲羅統治 /菲罗统治government by men
  • 男權主義社會 /男权主义社会government by men
Estonian fallokraatia
  • fallokraatiagovernment by men
Finnish fallokratia
  • fallokratiagovernment by men
French phallocratie
  • phallocratiegovernment by men
German Phallokratie
  • Phallokratiegovernment by men
Greek φαλλοκρατία
  • φαλλοκρατία (fallokratía)government by men
Italian fallocrazia
  • fallocraziagovernment by men
Polish fallokracja
  • fallokracjagovernment by men
Portuguese falocracia
  • falocraciagovernment by men
Russian фаллокра́тия
  • фаллокра́тия (fallokrátija)government by men
Spanish falocracia
  • falocraciagovernment by men
Turkish fallokrasi
  • fallokrasigovernment by men
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APA

phallocracy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phallocracy

MLA

“phallocracy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phallocracy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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