Usually means: Rule by women; often derogatory.
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  1. petticoat government: Wordnik
  2. petticoat government: Wiktionary
  3. Petticoat government: Dictionary.com
  4. Petticoat Government: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. Petticoat Government: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  6. petticoat government: FreeDictionary.org
  7. Petticoat government: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. petticoat government: Wordcraft Dictionary

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noun:  (dated, derogatory) Government by women, whether in politics or domestic affairs.

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