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Noun(1) a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

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(1) For women it means fighting both religious and capitalist patriarchy .(2) No longer considered sexually scandalous, its analyses of patriarchy and its proposed antidotes to women's domination are still debated.(3) The expression of patriarchy through male-surname dominance has robbed millions of women of their name identity.(4) The traditional Mongolian American household is a patriarchy in which the head of the household is the eldest male.(5) Feminists want to dismantle the patriarchy , she said.(6) we live in a patriarchy(7) What bits of patriarchy , or male dominance, remain in western society?(8) the dominant ideology of patriarchy(9) Gender seemed to be on the forefront of the discourse, largely because the organizers prominently recognized patriarchy as a main and integral force of oppression.(10) She did not shy away from the barriers she often faced as a result of publicly identifying the structure of male patriarchy .(11) Western feminism rests on the concept of patriarchy - the class system of male domination and female oppression.(12) the thematic relationships of the ballad are worked out according to the conventional archetypes of the patriarchy(13) The movie now takes on a starkly different aesthetic as it turns its focus to blood feuds, family honour, and tyrannical patriarchy .(14) It was argued that patriarchy was a worldwide system which reduced women to the status of housewives and made them dependent on men.(15) In Europe, patriarchy flourished as institutions such as the family, the guild, and the university evolved to restrict or exclude women's presence and power.(16) The traditional Albanian household is a patriarchy in which the head of the household is the eldest male.
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Noun
1. patriarchate


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

The patriarchy?�

The PATRIARCHY?

Money Heist Season 3, Episode 2


The patriarchy is fucking unbearable.�

The PATRIARCHY is fucking unbearable.

Money Heist Season 3, Episode 2


Do you know what the real patriarchy is?�

Do you know what the real PATRIARCHY is?

Money Heist Season 3, Episode 2


Patriarchy, that old model\Nwith its macho chauvinism....�

PATRIARCHY, that old model
with its macho chauvinism....

Money Heist Season 3, Episode 2


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