democratuur

Dutch

Etymology

Neologism. Blend of democratie (“democracy”) +‎ dictatuur (“dictatorship”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdeː.moː.kraːˈtyːr/
• Hyphenation: de‧mo‧cra‧tuur
• Rhymes: -yːr

Noun

democratuur f (plural democraturen)

1. a democracy with many characteristics of a dictatorship or a dictatorship with superficial characteristics of a democracy; an authoritarian democracy or pseudo-democracy