androcratic
- adjective
- /ˌændrəˈkrætɪk/
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androcrático
- By the mid-first millennium B.C., an androcratic system was well established.
Examples
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One such aspect, pertinent to historical and recent Ukrainian culture (found also among neighboring Russians), is the egalitarian status of women in the family, different from androcratic models of family structure known from the western Slavs.
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The attempt by the powerful male Thunder God to destroy the serpent may symbolize the battle between the old female symbols of creativity, destruction, and regeneration—representing the Great Cosmic Cycle—and the new androcratic order.
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The company was criticized for its androcratic policies that favored male employees over their female counterparts.
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In many societies, androcratic values have historically marginalized women's contributions in decision-making.
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The documentary explores how an androcratic framework has shaped political systems around the world.
Synonyms
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A society or group where men have most power and make decisions
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Giving most attention to men and their point of view, ignoring women
A society where men hold power and inheritance goes through the father
How Male-Dominated
Surface Forms
Morphology
androcratic = andro + crat + ic
The meaning is compositionally related to learned classical morphemes ('andro-' = male and '-crat/ic' = rule-related), but it is specialized vocabulary rather than obvious everyday English.
Etymology
The word androcratic comes from Greek parts andro- 'man' and -cratic 'rule', the same '-cratic' you see in democratic. So an androcratic system is one where 'men rule' and men have most power, which explains its meaning.