Dictionary

gynecocracy en · NOUN

Etymology

From gyneco- + -cracy.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Government or rule by women, or a society with such leadership.
   • Gynaecocracy may not, however, be an idyllic affair. 1999, Jacqueline Rose, “Go girl”, in London Review of Books, section 21.19:

Forms

Coordinates

androcracy · gylany

Relateds

patriarchy · matriarchy · gynarchy · gynecocratic

Synonyms

gynocracy · feminocracy

Translations (21)

fi naisvalta (government or rule by women) · de Gynäkokratie (government or rule by women) · grc γυναικοκρατία (government or rule by women) · sv gynokrati (government or rule by women) · es ginecocracia (government or rule by women) · fr gynocratie (government or rule by women) · ca ginecocràcia (government or rule by women) · ro ginecocrație (government or rule by women) · tr kadınların yönetimi (government or rule by women) · de Gynokratie (government or rule by women) · de Weiberherrschaft (government or rule by women) · sv kvinnostyre (government or rule by women) · sh ginokracija (government or rule by women) · de Frauenherrschaft (government or rule by women) · el γυναικοκρατία (government or rule by women) · sh ginekokracija (government or rule by women) · tr jinekokrasi (government or rule by women) · fr gynécocratie (government or rule by women) · tr jinokrasi (government or rule by women) · fi gynarkia (government or rule by women) · pt ginecocracia (government or rule by women)