Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

athletocracy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ath-le-toc-ra-cy
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The situation where students involved in sports are treated better than those who are not.

Countable; Derogatory; Uncountable

Etymology

From athlete + -o- + -cracy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

athletocracies (plural)

Rhymes With

boobocracy argentocracy czarocracy clericocracy ephebocracy dollarocracy corruptocracy economocracy blobocracy clerocracy elitocracy cyberocracy

Questions

What does athletocracy mean?: The situation where students involved in sports are treated better than those who are not.
Where does athletocracy come from?: From athlete + -o- + -cracy.

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