Pseudoelection
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pseudoelection is a noun meaning (politics) A sham election; an election organized without any significant political choice or real impact on the results, often held in dictatorial regimes to feign the appearance of public legitimacy.
Meaning
(politics) A sham election; an election organized without any significant political choice or real impact on the results, often held in dictatorial regimes to feign the appearance of public legitimacy.
Example Sentences
As Wiseman notes, many observers saw Jammeh's maneuvers as a test run for the plans of Nigerian military dictator Sani Abacha to legitimize his own dictatorship through a pseudoelection.
Word Forms
- pseudoelections
- pseudo-election
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pseudoreferendum, pseudodemocracy, pseudo-democracy, electoralism, pseudonation, pseudogovernment.
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