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Apr 24, 2018 This week’s theme There’s a word for it This week’s words sillage androcracy pinetum “Over 20 People Were at the Table When Trump Met the Saudis. None Were Women.” (Read more) Photo: Doug Mills/NYT A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg androcracy PRONUNCIATION: (an-DROK-ruh-see) MEANING: noun: A system ruled by men. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin andro- (male), from Greek + -cracy (rule). Earliest documented use: 1903. USAGE: “Some think the system’s androcracy simply perpetuates itself, as powerful men promote other men to positions of power.” Promotion and Self-Promotion; The Economist (London, UK); Aug 31, 2013. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: I hold that gentleman to be the best-dressed whose dress no one observes. -Anthony Trollope, novelist (24 Apr 1815-1882)

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