Eliticide
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Eliticide is a noun meaning The targeted killing of the leadership of a group (to cripple it), for example at the beginning of a genocide or during a revolution.
Meaning
The targeted killing of the leadership of a group (to cripple it), for example at the beginning of a genocide or during a revolution.
Word Forms
- eliticides
- elitocide
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include elitocide, hosticide, policide, regicide, tyrannicide, hereticide.
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