Synonyms for patriarchy
ˈpeɪ triˌɑr kipa·tri·archy

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1. patriarchy, patriarchatenoun

   a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

   Synonyms:
   patriarchate

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1. List of paraphrases for "patriarchy":

   patriarchate, patriarch, paternalistic

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1. Anne DeLessio-Parson:

   Women, one of the ways they push back against patriarchy, they say, 'This is my body. You don't get to tell me what comes in and out,’.

2. Ravi Verma:

   Affirmative action is a solid step forward because those girls and women who move into the sphere of education and work and acquire additional skills challenge local patriarchy and can change attitudes.

3. Treva Lindsey:

   You can have an endless number of mediocre and less than mediocre male rappers and they're not pitted against each other in that way, [But] there's this pitting of women against each other that happens. And this singularity that we've come to expect that is deeply rooted in the patriarchy of society, which is manifested in hip-hop as well.

4. Joshua Coleman:

   That's probably some kind of a persistence of misogyny or patriarchy or something in that camp -- that the idea of a man taking on his wife's last name would be somehow considered problematic.

5. Elissa Blount Moorhead.For Moorhead:

   I'm hoping that all of us can start to think about how patriarchy and hierarchy has really diminished people's interest in museums and cultural centers, this will enliven your audience. It's just the right thing to do.