demonocracy
Meanings
noun
- A government by or of (supernatural) demons, such as the government which in some mythologies exists in Hell.
- A democracy. (when regarded as resulting in, or being no better than, a government run by figurative demons (i.e., malevolent people), or when otherwise held in contempt).
Word forms
Etymology
From demono- + -cracy. The second sense is a pun on democracy. First use appears c. 1713.
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