democratuur

Dutch

Etymology

Blend of democratie (“democracy”) +‎ dictatuur (“dictatorship”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Please add date of earliest attestation if you can.”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdeː.moː.kraːˈtyːr/
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  • Hyphenation: de‧mo‧cra‧tuur
  • Rhymes: -yːr

Noun

democratuur f (plural democraturen)

  1. a democracy with many characteristics of a dictatorship or a dictatorship with superficial characteristics of a democracy; an authoritarian democracy or pseudo-democracy
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