tandemocracy

English

Etymology

Blend of tandem +‎ democracy or tandem +‎ -ocracy, a calque of Russian тандемократия (tandemokratija) originally in reference to the office-trading of Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev.

Noun

tandemocracy (uncountable)

1. Synonym of diarchy, especially involving alternation of offices in an allegedly democratic context.