Hetaerocracy

/ˌhɛtɛrˈɒkrəsi/ noun

Definition

Government or rule by hetaerae or by companion associations; political power wielded by courtesans or companion groups.

Etymology

From Greek 'hetaera' combined with 'kratos' meaning 'power' or 'rule,' plus the suffix '-cracy.' This is an extremely rare scholarly term used in historical discussions of political influence in ancient Greece.

Kelly Says

Hetaerocracy might sound invented, but some historians have argued that Aspasia achieved unprecedented political influence through her relationship with Pericles—a woman with zero legal rights arguably shaped Athenian democracy through informal power, which ancient Greeks found simultaneously fascinating and disturbing.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሄትሮሴክስዩአሊቲ መንግሥት
he-te-ro-se-k-su-ya-li-ti men-gis-t
ARالعربية
هييتيروكراطية
he-tair-o-kra-ti-ya
BNবাংলা
হেটেরোসেক্সুয়াল রাজনীতি
he-te-ro-se-k-su-a-l ra-ja-ne-ti
CACatalà
heterosexualitat
he-te-ro-se-k-su-a-li-tat
CSČeština
hetaerokratie
he-tair-o-kra-ti
DADansk
hetaerokrati
he-tair-o-kra-ti
DEDeutsch
Hetaerokratie
he-tair-o-kra-ti
ELΕλληνικά
ετεροσεξουαλική κυβέρνηση
e-te-ro-se-k-soo-al-i-ki ki-ver-ni-si
ESEspañol
hetareocracia
eh-tair-ee-o-kra-sia
FAفارسی
حکومت همجنسگرا
hak-o-mat hom-jen-s-g-ra
FISuomi
hetaerokratia
he-tair-o-kra-tia
FRFrançais
hétérocratie
et-e-o-kra-ti
GUGU
હેટરોસેક્સ્યુઅલ રાજ્ય
he-te-ro-se-k-su-a-l ra-jya
HAHA
heteroseksualitas
he-te-ro-se-k-su-a-li-tas
HEעברית
הטרוסקסואליות
he-tro-se-k-soo-al-iyut
HIहिन्दी
हेटेरोक्रेसी
he-tair-o-kre-si
HUMagyar
hetaerokrácia
he-tair-o-kra-cia
IDBahasa Indonesia
hetaerokrasi
he-tair-ee-o-kra-si
IGIG
heteroseksualidad
he-te-ro-se-k-su-a-li-dad
ITItaliano
hetaerocrazia
he-tair-o-kra-zia
JA日本語
ヘタエロクラト
hetaero-kura-to
KKKK
ортосексуалды өкімет
or-to-se-k-su-al-dy ö-ki-met
KMKM
헤테로섹슈얼 រាជ
he-te-ro-se-k-shu-al ra-ch
KO한국어
헤테로크라시
he-te-ro-kra-si
MRMR
हेटेरॉसेक्स्युअल राज
he-te-ro-se-k-su-a-l ra-j
MSBahasa Melayu
heteroseksualiti
he-te-ro-se-k-su-a-li-ti
MYမြန်မာ
ဟက်တာရိုစီးရိစီ ပြည်ထောင်စု
he-ta-ro-si-ri-si p-yi-tha-ung-su
NLNederlands
hetaerocratie
he-tair-ee-o-kra-ti
NONorsk
hetaerokrati
he-tair-o-kra-ti
PAPA
ਹੈਟਰੋਸੈਕਸੁਅਲ ਰਾਜ
he-te-ro-se-k-su-a-l ra-j
PLPolski
hetaerokracja
he-tair-o-kra-tsia
PTPortuguês
hetaerocracia
eh-tair-ee-o-kra-sia
RORomână
hetaerocrație
he-tair-o-kra-tie
RUРусский
гетаэрократия
ge-ta-er-o-kra-ti-ya
SVSvenska
hetaerokrati
he-tair-o-kra-ti
SWKiswahili
heteroseksuali
he-te-ro-se-k-su-a-li
TAதமிழ்
ஹெட்டெரோசெக்ஸ்யுவல் ஆட்சி
he-tte-ro-se-k-su-va-l a-k-shi
TEతెలుగు
హెటీరోసెక్స్యువల్ పాలన
he-te-ro-se-k-su-va-l pa-la-na
THไทย
เฮเทอโรคราช
he-te-ro-kra-t
TLTL
heterosekswalidad
he-te-ro-se-k-swa-li-dad
TRTürkçe
hetaerokrasi
he-tair-o-kra-si
UKУкраїнська
гетаерократія
he-ta-er-o-kra-ti-ya
URاردو
ہیٹرو سیکسوائیلیٹی
he-tro-se-k-su-wai-li-ti
VITiếng Việt
hétéo-cratie
he-te-o-kra-ti
YOYO
heteroseksualitas
he-te-ro-se-k-su-a-li-tas
ZH中文
异性统治
yì xìng tǒng zhì
ZUZU
ukusebenza kwesexes
oo-koo-se-ben-za kwes-e-xes

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