maatschappijvorm

Definitions of maatschappijvorm
  1. noun
    the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
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    feodalisme, feodaliteit, leenstelsel
    the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war
    patriarchaat, vaderrecht
    a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
    matriarchaat, moederrecht
    a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line
    meritocratie
    a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects
    apartheid, apartheidspolitiek, rassenscheiding, segregatie
    segregation by race
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    bestel, stelsel, systeem
    a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
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