Meanings
nounpolyarchy (plural polyarchies)
plural polyarchies
- A government in which power is invested in multiple people.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Catalan poliarquia
- poliarquiagovernment in which power is invested in multiple people
Chinese Mandarin 多頭政治 /多头政治, 多頭政體 /多头政体
- 多頭政治 /多头政治 (duōtóu zhèngzhì)government in which power is invested in multiple people
- 多頭政體 /多头政体 (duōtóu zhèngtǐ)government in which power is invested in multiple people
Finnish poliarkia
- poliarkiagovernment in which power is invested in multiple people
French polyarchie
- polyarchiegovernment in which power is invested in multiple people
German Polyarchie
- Polyarchiegovernment in which power is invested in multiple people
Indonesian poliarki
- poliarkigovernment in which power is invested in multiple people
Italian poliarchia
- poliarchiagovernment in which power is invested in multiple people
Japanese 多頭政治
- 多頭政治 (tatō seiji)government in which power is invested in multiple people
Malay poliarki
- poliarkigovernment in which power is invested in multiple people
Portuguese poliarquia
- poliarquiagovernment in which power is invested in multiple people
Russian поликра́тия, полиа́рхия
- поликра́тия (polikrátija)government in which power is invested in multiple people
- полиа́рхия (poliárxija)government in which power is invested in multiple people
Spanish poliarquía
- poliarquíagovernment in which power is invested in multiple people
Cite this entry
APA
polyarchy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyarchy
MLA
“polyarchy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyarchy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyarchy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyarchy.
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