consociational

== 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====