pornocracy
por·no·cra·cy
pornocracy · pornocracies
A government by, or dominated by, prostitutes or corrupt personsA government by, or dominated by, prostitutes or corrupt persons.
UK/pɔːˈnɒkɹəsɪ/US/pɔɹˈnɑkɹəsi/
Meaning
2 senses(derogatory, figuratively, often)A government by, or dominated by, prostitutes or corrupt persons.
Pornokratie, Mätressenherrschaft
порнокра́тияpornokrátija
порнокра́тіяpornokrátija
(derogatory)A societal culture dominated by pornography.
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
government by, or dominated by, prostitutes or corrupt persons:
Русский
government by, or dominated by, prostitutes or corrupt persons:
Deutsch
government by, or dominated by, prostitutes or corrupt persons:
Origin
Probably borrowed from German Pornokratie, first found in the writings of Austrian-born BiProbably borrowed from German Pornokratie, first found in the writings of Austrian-born Biblical scholar Alfred Edersheim (1825–1889), from Ancient Greek πόρνη (pórnē, “female prostitute”) + -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā, “-cracy”, suffix indicating “government, rule”); analysable as porno- + -cracy.
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Forms
plural: pornocracies| Singular | pornocracy |
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