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Definition of "ethnocracy" [ethnocracy]

  • A form of government in which a particular ethnic group holds a disproportionate amount of government power compared to their percentage in the population. (noun)

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Use "ethnocracy" in a sentence
  • "The effects of the latest violence perpetrated against Palestinians upon the collective Israeli soul is incalculable; the notion that it can survive as an "ethnocracy" -- favoring one ethnic group, Jews, yet by and large democratic -- is becoming a fiction."
  • "The effects of the latest violence perpetrated against Palestinians upon the collective Israeli soul is incalculable; the notion that it can survive as an "ethnocracy" - favouring one ethnic group, Jews, yet by and large democratic - is becoming a fiction."
  • "The effects of the latest violence perpetrated against Palestinians upon the collective Israeli soul is incalculable; the notion that it can survive as an "ethnocracy" -- favoring one ethnic group, Jews, yet by and large democratic-is becoming a fiction."