Meanings
nountandemocracy (uncountable)
- uncountableSynonym of diarchy, especially involving alternation of offices in an allegedly democratic context.
Synonyms: diarchy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of diarchy, especially involving alternation of offices in an allegedly democratic context.
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Origin
- Russianтандемократия
- Englishtandemocracy
Blend of tandem + democracy or tandem + -ocracy, a calque of Russian тандемократия (tandemokratija) originally in reference to the office-trading of Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev.
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tandemocracy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tandemocracy
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“tandemocracy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tandemocracy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tandemocracy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tandemocracy.
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