democide

Based on Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) +‎ -cide.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛməsaɪd/

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democide (countable and uncountable, plural democides)

1. (Mass) murder of people by a government which has power over them.

• Despite its technically narrower meaning, genocide is often used to convey the meaning meant by democide (i.e. the murder of people irrespective of race, ethnicity etc.).

• culturicide
• ethnocide
• genocide
• populicide