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Answer for the clue "Government by women ", 8 letters:
gynarchy

Word definitions for gynarchy in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context politics English) A government ruled by a woman or women.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gynarchy \Gyn"ar*chy\ (j[i^]n"[.a]r*k[y^]), n. [Gr. gynh` a woman + -archy.] Government by a woman. --Chesterfield.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"government by women or a woman," 1570s, from Greek gyne "woman, wife" (see queen ) + -arkhe "rule" (see archon ). Gynaecocracy and gyneocracy attested from 1610s.