consociational

consociational
Having major internal divisions along ethnic, religious, or linguistic lines, with none of the divisions large enough to form a majority group, yet nonetheless stable due to consultation among the elites of each of its major social groups.

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  • consociational — con·so·ci·a·tion·al …   English syllables

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