polycracy
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
poly- + -cracy or from Polycrates
Noun[edit]
polycracy (uncountable)
- A dynasty within a democracy; Government by a clan or relatives of self-elected rulers amid a democratic process
- A tyrannic regime within a democracy
References[edit]
- “polycracy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.