braidmolt
/ˈbreɪdˌməʊlt/nounVerified NewThe shedding of uniform to reappear as a civilian ruler — the same officer, re-dressed as his own successor.
The braid comes off weeks before the ballot; the salutes continue in civilian sleeves. The molt is announced as transformation and organized as continuity.
Etym. — braid (military insignia) + molt; the skin changes, the animal does not.
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