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pigmentocracy

noun

Etymology

From pigment + -o- + -cracy.

  1. derived from pigmentum
  2. inherited from pigment
  3. formed as pigmentocracy — “pigment + -o- + -cracy”

Definitions

  1. Government by or social hierarchy of those with a certain skin tone, regardless of race…

    Government by or social hierarchy of those with a certain skin tone, regardless of race or socioeconomic status.

    • Black America used to be, and perhaps still is, a pigmentocracy, which means that the social hierarchy is based largely on colorism.

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