Securocracy
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Securocracy is a noun meaning (uncountable) The police and security service that dominated the South African government in the 1980s.
Meaning
(uncountable) The police and security service that dominated the South African government in the 1980s.
More Meanings
- (countable) Any of the powerful security services of certain other governments in countries throughout the world.
Word Forms
- securocracies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include securocrat, security, cryptarchy, police, autocracy, stratocracy.
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