word
patriarchy
PAY-tree-ar-kee
ˈpeɪtriɑːrkiListen
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patriarchy
Dictionary meaning
a social system in which men hold primary power and predominate in roles of political authority, moral authority, social privilege, and control over property and decision-making; in feminist theory, patriarchy denotes not merely the formal dominance of male rulers but a pervasive structure of norms, institutions, laws, and cultural practices that systematically advantages men and marginalises women across public and private life
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