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militariat

noun

Etymology

Blend of military + proletariat.

  1. derived from *h₂el-✻ — “to grow, nourish”
  2. derived from proletārius
  3. borrowed from prolétariat
  4. compounded as militariat — “military + proletariat”

Definitions

  1. A ruling class resulting from a coup by junior officers and non-officers from the…

    A ruling class resulting from a coup by junior officers and non-officers from the military.

    • Irregulars of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) shared both the subaltern class location and lumpen culture of the militariat in Sierra Leone.
    • The militariat generally lack a "social consciousness" (Kandeh 2004, 3), aw well as the intellectual skills, organizational expertise, and military discipline necessary for governance.

  2. A ruling class formed by an alliance between military officers and bureaucrats.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA