tandemocracy

English

Etymology

Blend of tandem +‎ democracy or tandem +‎ -ocracy, a calque of Russian тандемократия (tandemokratija) originally in reference to the office-trading of Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev.

Noun

tandemocracy (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of diarchy, especially involving alternation of offices in an allegedly democratic context.
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