teleocracy

English

Etymology

teleo- +‎ -cracy

Noun

teleocracy (countable and uncountable, plural teleocracies)

1. An organization or system of government existing for a specific purpose.
   • 1975, “On the Character of a Modern European State”, in On Human Conduct, page 281:

     These policies of integration (which were often as comprehensive as circumstances and the available apparatus of management permitted) were adventures in teleocracy.

   • 1990, Paul Franco, The Political Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott‎^[1], page 216:

     In the first, the trend towards teleocracy is seen to be historically inevitable on account of recent (mainly technological) developments; "it is alleged to be the destiny imposed upon Europe (indeed, upon the world) by the 'needs of the epoch'."

   • 2013, Nicholas Rengger, Just War and International Order‎^[2], page 166:

     The problem with these arguments, powerfully made and clearly well intentioned though they very often are, is they simply do not establish what they need to establish: the necessity of teleocracy.

Alternative forms

• telocracy

Related terms

• teleocrat
• teleocratic