Meaning & use
Gynocracy
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A form of government or society in which women hold the ruling power.
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The novel imagines a future gynocracy governing what was once a patriarchal nation.
Historians debate whether any ancient society was truly a gynocracy.
A note on using this word
Formed from Greek 'gyne' (woman) and '-kratia' (rule), paralleling words like 'democracy' and 'autocracy.'
Words with a similar meaning
matriarchy
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Words with an opposite meaning
patriarchyandrocracy
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