minoritarianism means A political structure or process in which a minority segment of a population has a certain degree of primacy in that entity's decision-making. It carries an Arena rating of 848, earned across 15 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, minoritarianism ranks #4,587 of 17,134 for Most Malleable Words, #5,574 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #6,674 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #10,032 of 17,131 for Scariest Words.
Why “minoritarianism” is a great word
MINORITARIANISM — [Noun] A political structure or process in which a minority segment of a population has a certain degree of primacy in that entity's decision-making. From minoritarian (from minority + -arian, meaning 'of or relating to a minority') + -ism (denoting a system, principle, or ideological movement). Unlike majoritarianism, which enshrines the rule of the numerical majority, or pluralism, which seeks equilibrium among competing groups, minoritarianism is the systematic privileging of the few. It is the gerrymandered district nullifying a popular vote, the constitutional veto reserved for a cultural enclave, the entrenched council whose insulated deliberations override the public will—a deliberate architecture against the tyranny of the many, which too often becomes the craft of the insulated few.
Etymology
From minoritarian + -ism.
noun
- A political structure or process in which a minority segment of a population has a certain degree of primacy in that entity's decision-making.
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