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GYNECOCRATIE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-08-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Political Systems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gynæcocracy
1, record 1, English, gyn%C3%A6cocracy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Government by a woman or women. 1, record 1, English, - gyn%C3%A6cocracy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Régimes politiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gynocratie
1, record 1, French, gynocratie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gynécocratie 2, record 1, French, gyn%C3%A9cocratie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système politique dans lequel le pouvoir est exercé par des femmes. 1, record 1, French, - gynocratie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1979-12-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sociology (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- gynecocracy
1, record 2, English, gynecocracy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Social condition wherein women govern; usually applied to nonliterate societies only; distinguished from matriarchy in that the prerogatives of women in a matriarchy do not necessarily include governing powers; ... 2, record 2, English, - gynecocracy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- gynécocratie
1, record 2, French, gyn%C3%A9cocratie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Organisation sociale où le contrôle est exercé par les femmes. Dans les sociétés primitives, la gynécocratie coïncide avec le matriarcat, c'est-à-dire avec le contrôle que certaines femmes exercent sur les grandes familles. -En un sens plus large, le terme désigne l'exercice du pouvoir politique par les femmes, auxquelles l'accès au trône est assuré par un type de succession déterminé. 1, record 2, French, - gyn%C3%A9cocratie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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