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Meanings of patriarchy in English

Russian
андрархия
Portuguese
patriarcal
Spanish
poder patriarcal
Catalan
patriarcat
Wikidata

Social system dominated by men.

андрархия
Portuguese
patriarcado
Catalan
patriarcat

A form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line.

patriarcado
Usage of patriarchy in English
1
The problem of violence against women is a global problem of patriarchy.
Reuters
2
Agriculture also opened the way for social stratification, exploitation and possibly patriarchy.
The Guardian
3
The city was a patriarchy and its preferred family unit was nuclear.
The new yorker
4
We need to enforce education against patriarchy and sexism, complimented by legislation.
The South African
5
The nuclear family and the patriarchy are as old as society itself.
The Guardian
6
Such is the pedagogy of patriarchy-itsvictims become its most impassioned teachers.
Ebony
7
Nobody takes our Rachel for any sort of patsy to the patriarchy.
The Irish Times
8
I have nothing to say so maybe I should write about patriarchy.
The new yorker
9
But patriarchy and its prerogatives are not solely the province of men.
The Guardian
10
Degrading these groups and lionising domination-driven masculinity are time-worn traditions of patriarchy.
The Guardian
11
But some people have assumed it's because I am reinforcing the patriarchy.
The Guardian
12
He exposed the ugliness of patriarchy by his respectful treatment of women.
The myth of a christian nation: how the quest for political powe...
13
That is how patriarchy polices men's allegiance: through shame, violence and fear.
The Guardian
14
However, there's no doubt that women are dealing sustained blows to the patriarchy.
The Guardian
15
The tension between democracy and patriarchy reflects the tension between equality and hierarchy.
Feminist dot com
16
And I'd rather use that energy to dismantle the patriarchy, obvs.
The Guardian