ijọba alagbada

Yoruba

Etymology

From ìjọba +‎ alágbádá, ultimately from ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ jọba (“to rule”) +‎ oní- (“one who has”) +‎ agbádá (“agbada”), literally “The government of the one who wears the agbada”

• This refers to the fact that many leaders of democratic government's in Africa wear the African attire the agbada, as opposed to the military uniform of military dictators.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.d͡ʒɔ̄.bā ā.lá.ɡ͡bá.dá/

Noun

ìjọba alágbádá

1. civil authority, democratic government

Coordinate terms

• ìjọba ológun (“military dictatorship”)

Derived terms

• àlákòóso ìjọbá-alágbádá ní ìjọba-àpapọ̀ (“federal minister”)

Related terms

• ìjọba àpapọ̀ (“federal government”)