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Meaning of "securocrat" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SECUROCRAT

securocrat  [sɪˈkjʊərəʊˌkræt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SECUROCRAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Securocrat is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SECUROCRAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of securocrat in the English dictionary

The definition of securocrat in the dictionary is a military or police officer who has the power to influence government policy.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SECUROCRAT


aristocrat
ˈærɪstəˌkræt
autocrat
ˈɔːtəˌkræt
bureaucrat
ˈbjʊərəˌkræt
cosmocrat
ˈkɒzməˌkræt
democrat
ˈdɛməˌkræt
Dixiecrat
ˈdɪksɪˌkræt
eurocrat
ˈjʊərəˌkræt
gerontocrat
dʒɛˈrɒntəˌkræt
millocrat
ˈmɪləˌkræt
mobocrat
ˈmɒbəˌkræt
ochlocrat
ˈɒkləˌkræt
pantisocrat
pænˈtɪsəˌkræt
pedantocrat
pɪˈdæntəˌkræt
physiocrat
ˈfɪzɪəʊˌkræt
plutocrat
ˈpluːtəˌkræt
slavocrat
ˈsleɪvəˌkræt
stratocrat
ˈstrætəˌkræt
superbureaucrat
ˈsuːpərˌbjʊərəˌkræt
thalassocrat
θəˈlæsəˌkræt
theocrat
ˈθɪəˌkræt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SECUROCRAT

security blanket
security camera
security check
security clearance
Security Council
security firm
security forces
security guard
security leak
security measure
security of tenure
security officer
security police
security risk
security threat
security van
security vetting
security video
security zone
secy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SECUROCRAT

Blue Dog Democrat
Christian Democrat
Defeaticrat
Liberal Democrat
meritocrat
monocrat
phallocrat
privocrat
scrat
social democrat
technocrat

Synonyms and antonyms of securocrat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «securocrat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SECUROCRAT

Find out the translation of securocrat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of securocrat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «securocrat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

securocrat
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

securocrat
570 millions of speakers

English

securocrat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

securocrat
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

securocrat
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

securocrat
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

securocrat
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

securocrat
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

securocrat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sekular
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

securocrat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

securocrat
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

securocrat
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Securocrat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

securocrat
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

securocrat
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेक्युरोक्रॅटिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

securocrat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

securocrat
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

securocrat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

securocrat
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

securocrat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

securocrat
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

securocrat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

securocrat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

securocrat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of securocrat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SECUROCRAT»

The term «securocrat» is barely ever used and occupies the 208.476 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SECUROCRAT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «securocrat» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «securocrat» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about securocrat

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SECUROCRAT»

Discover the use of securocrat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to securocrat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Media Studies: Institutions, theories, and issues
As a response to unrest, the securocrat faction, then in control of the party, had declared a State of Emergency in 1 985. This included tough security regulations that had a direct effect on all forms of media, and gave the authorities the power to ...
Pieter Jacobus Fourie, 2001
2
The Afrikaner's Emancipation: Freeing South Africans from ...
The key elements of the securocrat establishment were the State Security Council (SSC) and its implementation instrument, the National Security Management System (NSMS). The SSC was established by the 1972 Security Intelligence and ...
Barry Botha, 2008
3
Dun's Review
You can recognize a securocratic American by a variety of characteristics. Among these are: 1. An all-pervading preference and desire to "play it safe." A securocrat is the ideal citizen for the new "welfare state." His mind is security-conditioned ...
‎1950
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Dun's Review and Modern Industry
Y'ou can recognize a securocratic American by a variety of characteristics. Among these are: 1. An all-pervading preference and desire to "play it safe." A securocrat is the ideal citizen for the new "welfare state." His mind is security- conditioned ...
‎1950
5
The Politics of South African Cricket
Quoted in The Cricketer, Jan. 1981, p. 33. A securocrat quoted in Sparks, The Mind of South Africa, p. 357. Under former president P.W. Botha, the 'securocrats' — seconded personnel from the South African security establishment — exercised ...
Jon Gemmell, 2004
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Encyclopedia of the Developing World
anti-securocrat group inside the NP (led by F. W. De Klerk) seized the opportunity to dismantle the SSC (securocrat) network. Botha was forced to resign in 1989 and De Klerk became leader of the NP and state president. After coming to power  ...
Thomas M. Leonard, 2006
7
The Rise, Fall, and Legacy of Apartheid
The declaration of a state of emergency in July 1985 greatly expanded the military's political influence — with the securocrat-run National Security Management System (NSMS) thereafter growing into a highly complex parallel bureaucracy ...
P. Eric Louw, 2004
8
About turn: the transformation of the South African military ...
SECUROCRAT SHUFFLE: DE KLERK'S SECOND STEP The South African Government and its security components were repeatedly described as a division between so-called 'hawks', who allegedly included some members of De Klerk's  ...
Jakkie Cilliers, Markus Reichardt, 1996
9
Unarmed Insurrections: People Power Movements in Nondemocracies
From Political Transformation to Political Transition The "securocrat" segment of the elite, who opposed meaningful reform of the apartheid system, ascended to a dominant position within Pretoria's policy-making apparatus in 1986.
Kurt Schock, 2005
10
Commissions of Inquiry and National Security: Comparative ...
... 1980s, a structured intelligence- led selection and targeting system was devised—around the State Security Council, its subcommittees (and particularly one known simply as K Committee), and securocrat operators—to facilitate operations.
Anthony Stuart Farson, Mark Phythian, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SECUROCRAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term securocrat is used in the context of the following news items.
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2000 – British minister admits bugging car used by Gerry Adams …
MORE PROOF has emerged this week that the securocrats are tightening their grip – or grasping at straws – on British policy in Ireland. A British Government ... «An Phoblacht, Jul 15»
2
Zim securocrats mull CSOs crackdown
HARARE – Following last week's protests which rocked the country, from the prison riots, University demonstrations to opposition MDC-T youths protesting, ... «Nehanda Radio, Mar 15»
3
SA's securocrats serious about cyberwarfare
SA's securocrats serious about cyberwarfare. Loopholes exist in our laws covering interception of communications, and the state is abusing them. By Jane ... «TechCentral, Feb 15»
4
Securocrats serious about cyberwarfare
Securocrats serious about cyberwarfare .... This is an edited extract from her new book The Rise of the Securocrats: The Case of South Africa, published by ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Feb 15»
5
SONA: Parliament must be defended from the securocrats
It is an undeniable reality that the hands of the securocrats appear to be everywhere. As Business Day has pointed out, just last Sunday, Zuma "told a gathering ... «Politicsweb, Feb 15»
6
R2K kicks off #SONA2015-inspired campaign to save SA from …
It's kicking off a campaign to “protect parliament from securocrats” which it says are engaging in unlawful surveillance, invasions of privacy and “suppression of ... «htxt.africa, Feb 15»
7
British securocrats try to sneak in Snooper's Charter yet again
Earlier this month, four U.K. lords tried to sneak the text of a rejected piece of legislation popularly known as the Snooper's Charter into a new anti-terror bill. «Gigaom, Jan 15»
8
Nick Clegg defends opposition to 'snoopers' charter'
He said he would support new measures to boost the security services' online capabilities "as much as any chisel-faced securocrat". But he said a balance ... «BBC News, Jan 15»
9
Universities must not become part of the security apparatus
“If these issues [defining extremism] are left to securocrats then there is a danger of a drift to a police state,” he told a national newspaper last month. “I am a ... «Times Higher Education, Jan 15»
10
CONGO-B : Okoi, Sassou's securocrat, decorated in Paris
Guy-Blanchard Okoi, 53, the chief of staff of the Forces Armees Congolaises (FAC) was made an officer of the Legion d'Honneur by the French ambassador to ... «Africa Intelligence, Dec 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Securocrat [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/securocrat>. Apr 2024 ».
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