consociational

English

Etymology

From consociation +‎ -al.

Adjective

consociational (comparative more consociational, superlative most consociational)

1. (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

• consociationalism
• consociationally

 

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

• Dutch: pacificatiepolitiek