consociational

adj

consociational

adj

Etymology From consociation + -al.

1

Government, Politics Of a state Having major internal divisions along ethnic, religious, or linguistic lines, with none of the divisions large enough to form a majority group, yet nonetheless stable due to consultation among the elites of each of its major social groups.

Derived terms
consociationalism, consociationally

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