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单词 praetorianism
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praetorianism

[ pree-tawr-ee-uh-niz-uhm, -tohr- ]
/ priˈtɔr i əˌnɪz əm, -ˈtoʊr- /

noun

the control of a society by force or fraud, especially when exercised through titular officials and by a powerful minority.

Origin of praetorianism

First recorded in 1865–70; praetorian + -ism

Words nearby praetorianism

praesidium, praetexta, praetor, praetorian, Praetorian Guard, praetorianism, Praetorius, praetorship, pragmatagnosia, pragmatamnesia, pragmatic
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Example sentences from the Web for praetorianism

  • If an autocracy does not rest on the army, which leads to the chaos of praetorianism, it must rely on 'panem et circenses.'

    Outspoken Essays|William Ralph Inge
  • The evil fame of the Italian cohorts has survived in the phrase “praetorianism” used to imply a venal military despotism.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6|Various
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