1. Government or rule by a particular ethnic group or nation.
Usage: formal; political term
2. A territory or state governed by an ethnic group.
Usage: formal; historical/political

Examples

• The ethnarchy was established to protect the cultural and political interests of the dominant ethnic population.
• Critics argued that the ethnarchy system excluded minority groups from meaningful political participation.
• Historical ethnarchies often emerged in regions with distinct ethnic or national identities.
• The concept of ethnarchy differs from democracy in its emphasis on ethnic rather than individual representation.