English Explanatory Dictionary

epistocracy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rule by citizens with political knowledge, or a proposed political system which concentrates political power in citizens according to their knowledge.
  2. A government run by citizens with political knowledge.

Pronunciation

/ˌɛpɪˈstɑkɹəsi/ en-us-epistocracy.ogg

Word forms

epistocracy epistocracies epistemocracy

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē, “knowledge”) + suffix -κρατία (-kratía), from κράτος (krátos, “power, rule”).

Related words

epistocrat epistocratic noocracy
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