Words similar to patriarchy

Example sentences for: patriarchy

How can you use “patriarchy” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Thirty years ago, many items once necessary to female life--bras and girdles, hats and gloves, formal hairstyles and conventional makeup--were banished to the torture chamber of the patriarchy.
For 25 years, Daly has preached her brand of mystical feminism and revolution against the patriarchy to an all-female audience.
The bonds of hierarchy and patriarchy are not dissolved, but faded and weakened as never before.
MacKinnon argues that sexual harassment laws are a necessary corrective to the oppressive patriarchy of the workplace, and she wants current laws stiffened.
Critics accused the group of advocating a return to patriarchy.