thugocracyn.

Brit.

/θʌɡˈɒkrəsi/, U.S.

/ˌθəɡˈɑkrəsi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: thug n., -ocracy comb. form.

Etymology: < thug n. + -ocracy comb. form.

Government by thugs; a society in which thugs hold power or a nation ruled by this kind of government. Also: a ruling body or order of thugs.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > rule of any class or persons > ruling class or group > [noun] > other ruling classes or groups

stratocracy1652

Praetorian Guard1735

oligarchy1823

vampirarchy1823

hierocracy1828

gerontocracy1830

Whigocracy1831

plantocracy1839

mediocracy1845

squattocracy1846

snobocracy1853

pedantocracy1856

foolocracy1859

thugocracy1896

pigmentocracy1949

xenocracy1965

1896 Vogue 16 Apr. p. xviii/1 One potential cause of the widespread criminal education which has resulted in a ‘thugocracy’, to coin a word that appears to fit the case, is the criminal education of children.

1957 Evening Democrat (Fort Madison, Iowa) 3 June 4/1 If strong counter measures are not taken soon, we may be compelled to acknowledge that a new kind of government has been born—thugocracy.

2020 NewsDay (Zimbabwe) (Nexis) 17 June You are presiding over a thugocracy, Sir, and you have done, all in one week, what other dictators will spend years planning.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	thugocracy
释义	thugocracyn. Brit. /θʌɡˈɒkrəsi/, U.S. /ˌθəɡˈɑkrəsi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: thug n., -ocracy comb. form. Etymology: < thug n. + -ocracy comb. form. Government by thugs; a society in which thugs hold power or a nation ruled by this kind of government. Also: a ruling body or order of thugs. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > rule of any class or persons > ruling class or group > [noun] > other ruling classes or groups stratocracy1652 Praetorian Guard1735 oligarchy1823 vampirarchy1823 hierocracy1828 gerontocracy1830 Whigocracy1831 plantocracy1839 mediocracy1845 squattocracy1846 snobocracy1853 pedantocracy1856 foolocracy1859 thugocracy1896 pigmentocracy1949 xenocracy1965 1896 Vogue 16 Apr. p. xviii/1 One potential cause of the widespread criminal education which has resulted in a ‘thugocracy’, to coin a word that appears to fit the case, is the criminal education of children. 1957 Evening Democrat (Fort Madison, Iowa) 3 June 4/1 If strong counter measures are not taken soon, we may be compelled to acknowledge that a new kind of government has been born—thugocracy. 2020 NewsDay (Zimbabwe) (Nexis) 17 June You are presiding over a thugocracy, Sir, and you have done, all in one week, what other dictators will spend years planning. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1896
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