dedocracia

== Spanish == === Etymology === From dedo +‎ -cracia, from a dedo (“through connections”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dedoˈkɾaθja/ [d̪e.ð̞oˈkɾa.θja] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /dedoˈkɾasja/ [d̪e.ð̞oˈkɾa.sja] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aθja (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -asja (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: de‧do‧cra‧cia === Noun === dedocracia f (uncountable) (politics) cronyism, nepotism Synonym: enchufismo === See also === dedazo === Further reading === “dedocracia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025