thugocracy

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/θʌɡˈɑkɹəsi/

noun

Government by a group of thugs.

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Meanings

nounthugocracy (plural thugocracies)

plural thugocracies

  1. slangGovernment by a group of thugs.

Origin

From thug + -o- + -cracy, as in democracy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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