PRAETORIANISM


Meaning of PRAETORIANISM in English

/pree tawr"ee euh niz'euhm, -tohr"-/ , n.

the control of a society by force or fraud, esp. when exercised through titular officials and by a powerful minority.

[ 1865-70; PRAETORIAN + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .