phallocracy

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English

Etymology

From phallo- +‎ -cracy.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /faˈlɒkɹəsi/, /fəˈlɒkɹəsi/

Noun

phallocracy (countable and uncountable, plural phallocracies)

  1. A society or government of, or dominated by, men.
    • 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
      Therefore, despite its political patriarchy, Athens cannot be considered—horrid word—a phallocracy.

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