matriarchy in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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matriarchy <pl matriarchies> [Am ˈmeɪtriˌɑrki, Brit ˈmeɪtrɪɑːki] N C or U

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matriarchy in the PONS Dictionary

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Several theologies have opposed forms of matriarchy.
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No they're just flaming radical feminists who want to install a matriarchy.
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The achievement of this goal is symbolised as matriarchy, in which the term is not used in its more usual, social meaning.
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But for those communities, culture is described by the growth of a matriarchy, as displayed by the many grandmothers raising their daughters' children.
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In feminist literature, matriarchy and patriarchy are not conceived as simple mirrors of each other.
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She also believes in matriarchy.
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Matriarchy is also the public formation in which the woman occupies the ruling position in a family.
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However, unlike in a true matriarchy, political power tends to be in the hands of males.
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The female equivalent is matriarchy.
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The notion of matriarchy was meant to describe something like a utopia placed in the past in order to legitimate contemporary social criticism.
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