politicide

English

Etymology

Blend of political +‎ -cide

Noun

politicide (countable and uncountable, plural politicides)

1. Political suicide
   • 2009 January 23, “Qaddafi’s Solution: A State of ‘Isratine’”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     With an immediate Arab majority over the Jews, it would be instant politicide for the Israeli government.

2. Political killing
   • 2002 May 20, Samantha Power, “A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide”, in Washington Post‎^[2]:

     Certainly, one could imagine this kind of systematic denial of the resources required to live as a form of politicide -- or political genocide.

Translations

political killing

• French: politicide (fr) m
• German: Politizid m
• Spanish: politicidio m