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androcracy

Definitions of Androcracy

  1. (nounAuthority, government, or rule by men.
  2. (noun) Any society or culture that is controlled by men.

Androcracy Pronunciation

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Syllabification: an·dro·cra·cy

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Usage Notes

  • Plural: androcracies
  • Androcracies are androcentric.
  • Androcracy is constrasted to gynocracy.
  • An androcracy is (adjectiveandrocentric and functions (adverb) androcentrically.

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ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2016. “androcracy.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved March 28, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/androcracy/).

APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)

androcracy. (2016). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/androcracy/

Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2016. “androcracy.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/androcracy/.

MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)

“androcracy.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2016. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/androcracy/>.