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consociational
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English
Etymology
From consociation + -al.
Adjective
consociational (comparative more consociational, superlative most consociational)
- (politics, of a state) Having major internal divisions along ethnic, religious, or linguistic lines, with none of the divisions large enough to form a majority group, yet nonetheless stable due to consultation among the elites of each of its major social groups.
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Translations
Having major internal divisions, with none of the divisions large enough to form a majority group, yet nonetheless stable due to consultation among the elites
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