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gynecocracy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Government or rule by women, or a society with such leadership.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: government, human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: feminocracy, gynocracy

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a political system governed by a woman

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gynarchy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: political system, form of government

History

Etymology

From gyneco- + -cracy.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ginecocràcia — government or rule by women
  • Finnish: naisvalta — government or rule by women
  • Finnish: gynarkia — government or rule by women
  • French: gynocratie — government or rule by women
  • French: gynécocratie — government or rule by women
  • German: Weiberherrschaft — government or rule by women
  • German: Frauenherrschaft — government or rule by women
  • German: Gynokratie — government or rule by women
  • German: Gynäkokratie — government or rule by women
  • Greek: γυναικοκρατία (gynaikokratía) — government or rule by women
  • Ancient Greek: γυναικοκρατία (gunaikokratía) — government or rule by women
  • Portuguese: ginecocracia — government or rule by women
  • Romanian: ginecocrație — government or rule by women
  • Serbo-Croatian: ginekokracija — government or rule by women
  • Serbo-Croatian: ginokracija — government or rule by women
  • Spanish: ginecocracia — government or rule by women
  • Swedish: kvinnostyre — government or rule by women
  • Swedish: gynokrati — government or rule by women
  • Turkish: kadınların yönetimi — government or rule by women
  • Turkish: jinokrasi — government or rule by women
  • Turkish: jinekokrasi — government or rule by women