tandemocracy
Synonym of diarchy, especially involving alternation of offices in an allegedly…Synonym of diarchy, especially involving alternation of offices in an allegedly democratic context.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Synonym of diarchy, especially involving alternation of offices in an allegedly democratic context.
Origin
Blend of tandem + democracy or tandem + -ocracy, a calque of Russian тандемократия (tandemBlend of tandem + democracy or tandem + -ocracy, a calque of Russian тандемократия (tandemokratija) originally in reference to the office-trading of Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev.
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Synonyms
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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