democide

English

Etymology

Based on Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) +‎ -cide.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛməsaɪd/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

democide (countable and uncountable, plural democides)

1. (Mass) murder of people by a government which has power over them.

Usage notes

• Despite its technically narrower meaning, genocide is often used to convey the meaning meant by democide (i.e. the murder of people irrespective of race, ethnicity etc.).

Derived terms

• democidal

 

Related terms

• culturicide
• ethnocide
• genocide
• populicide

Translations

Translations

• French: démocide (fr) m
• German: Demozid (de) m or n
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: democid (no) n

• Portuguese: democídio m
• Swedish: democid