Americanocracy

noun

Amer·​i·​can·​oc·​ra·​cy

əˌmerə̇kəˈnäkrəsē

plural -es

: political and economic control of a country by the U.S.

Word History

Etymology

American + -o- + -cracy

First Known Use

circa 1949, in the meaning defined above

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