anemocracyn.

Brit.

/ˌanᵻˈmɒkrəsi/, U.S.

/ˌænəˈmɑkrəsi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: anemo- comb. form, -cracy comb. form.

Etymology: < anemo- comb. form + -cracy comb. form.

rare.

A government likened to the wind, esp. in being changeable.In quot. 1808: a society ruled by the wind (i.e. whose fortunes depend upon the success or failure of their naval enterprises).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > rule or government by specific things > [noun] > by the wind

anemocracy1808

1808 ‘P. Plymley’ Two More Lett. on Catholics vii. 30 The miserable, and precarious state of an anemocracy, of a people who put their trust in hurricanes, and are governed by wind.

1892 Glasgow Herald 28 June 6/3 Lord Salisbury..believes that the Democracy which governs us will not turn out an Anemocracy.

2008 L. Morris Opening Arguments 10 Nov. in news-sentinel.com (blog, accessed 5 Dec. 2019) California's nutty anemocracy won't get the question addressed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	anemocracy
释义	anemocracyn. Brit. /ˌanᵻˈmɒkrəsi/, U.S. /ˌænəˈmɑkrəsi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: anemo- comb. form, -cracy comb. form. Etymology: < anemo- comb. form + -cracy comb. form. rare. A government likened to the wind, esp. in being changeable.In quot. 1808: a society ruled by the wind (i.e. whose fortunes depend upon the success or failure of their naval enterprises). ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > rule or government by specific things > [noun] > by the wind anemocracy1808 1808 ‘P. Plymley’ Two More Lett. on Catholics vii. 30 The miserable, and precarious state of an anemocracy, of a people who put their trust in hurricanes, and are governed by wind. 1892 Glasgow Herald 28 June 6/3 Lord Salisbury..believes that the Democracy which governs us will not turn out an Anemocracy. 2008 L. Morris Opening Arguments 10 Nov. in news-sentinel.com (blog, accessed 5 Dec. 2019) California's nutty anemocracy won't get the question addressed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1808
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