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noun
A dysfunctional system of governance whereby no single entity can acquire enough power to make decisions and take effective charge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, political-science, social-sciences
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History
From veto + -cracy; coined by American political scientist Francis Fukuyama.
Across languages
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