psephocracy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Government by ballot-elected representatives; representative democracy. Often contrasted with democracy, with which it is unfavourably compared for its lack of demotic participation in the political process outside of elections.

psĭfŏʹkrəsi psēfŏʹkrəsi psĕfŏʹkrəsi /psɪˈfɒkɹəsi/ /psiːˈfɒkɹəsi/ /psɛˈfɒkɹəsi/ /psiˈfɑkɹəsi/

psephocracy

From pseph- + -o- + -cracy.

psephograph psephology

psephocrat

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