politicide

English

Etymology

Blend of political +‎ -cide

Noun

politicide (countable and uncountable, plural politicides)

  1. Political suicide
    • 2009 January 23, “Qaddafi’s Solution: A State of ‘Isratine’”, in New York Times‎:
      With an immediate Arab majority over the Jews, it would be instant politicide for the Israeli government.
  2. Political killing
    • 2002 May 20, Samantha Power, “A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide”, in Washington Post‎:
      Certainly, one could imagine this kind of systematic denial of the resources required to live as a form of politicide -- or political genocide.

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