Amazonismn.
/ˈaməzənɪz(ə)m/, /ˈaməzn̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈæməˌzɑˌnɪzəm/, /ˈæməzəˌnɪzəm/ The fact or condition of women being dominant over men; belief in or support of this.
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society > authority > rule or government > rule of any class or persons > [noun] > of women
gynarchy1587
gyneocracy1611
gynaecocracy1612
petticoat government1699
gynocracy1728
Amazonianism1826
Amazonism1828
1828 A. Herbert Nimrod (new ed.) II. iii. 261 Amazonism sprung up in the Scythian empire of all Asia, at the time when the warriors of that nation were absent.
1873 M. Collins Transmigr. II. xv. 247 A world in which women were analytical..would result in absolute Amazonism.
1925 S. M. Algeo Story of Sub-pioneer viii. 116 I then proceed to outline..all sorts of forms of amazonism in Greece, Bohemia, South America, and among Semitic peoples.
1994 C. Paglia Vamps & Tramps 40 My code of modern Amazonism says that nature's fascist scheme of menstruation and procreation should be defied.
2007 J. Geldenhuys South Afr. is Fantastik 33 Perhaps the answer to all the injustices of the past against human females would be to..globally implement a modern type of Amazonism which tolerates male existence to some extent.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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