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Etymology

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From Partei (party) +‎ Staat (state), perhaps in part after Einparteienstaat (one-party system); implying that, while the parties are several, there is still a comparable lack of democracy.

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Noun

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Parteienstaat m (mixed, genitive Parteienstaats or Parteienstaates, plural Parteienstaaten)

  1. partocracy (a state where several political parties share the political power without properly representing the will of the people; often said of the Federal Republic of Germany)

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