consociational
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English
Etymology
From consociation + -al.
Adjective
consociational (comparative more consociational, superlative most consociational)
- (politics, of a state) Having major internal divisions along ethnic, religious, or linguistic lines, with none of the divisions large enough to form a majority group, yet nonetheless stable due to consultation among the elites of each of its major social groups.
Derived terms
Translations
Having major internal divisions, with none of the divisions large enough to form a majority group, yet nonetheless stable due to consultation among the elites
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