patriarchy

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If you're a woman, the patriarchy is your "pain body."

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  1. noun A social system in which the father is the head of the family and men have authority over women and children.
  2. noun A family, community, or society based on this system or governed by men.

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  • While these and other feminist authors have explored alternatives to the alienated status of women constructed by patriarchy, the effects of participating in a patriarchy for men remain relatively unexamined. —  StrangeHorizons,July2002
  • • "Hierarchy is based on patriarchy, and patriarchy doesn't work anywhere anymore." —  The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal:Today's Headlines
  • Which led us to a question-once a tool of the patriarchy, always a tool of the patriarchy? —  Shakesville
  • We reject all forms and systems of domination and discrimination including, but not limited to, patriarchy, racism and religious fundamentalism of all creeds. —  Boston IMC
  • Hill states that patriarchy is still the main reason for this issue, the "driving force" that makes homosexuals earn such partiality. —  Bisaya Bloggers
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  1. = French patriarchie = Italian patriarchia, from Greek πατριαρχία, a patriarchate, from πατριάρχης, a patriarch: see patriarch.
 

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/ˈpeɪtrɪɑrki/
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