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aristodemocracy

noun

Etymology

From aristo- + democracy.

  1. derived from δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ
  2. derived from dēmocratia
  3. borrowed from democratie
  4. prefixed as aristodemocracy — “aristo + democracy”

Definitions

  1. A form of government in which power is shared between the people and the aristocracy.

    • Ordained as a priest in 1931, then as a bishop in 1940, this long-time supporter of an 'aristodemocracy' limited to Java also ended up embracing the idea of a parliamentary Republic encompassing the entire Dutch East Indies.

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