polycratismn.
/pəˈlɪkrətɪz(ə)m/, /pɒˈlɪkrətɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /pəˈlɪkrəˌtɪz(ə)m/ Politics. rare.
Polycracy as a principle or system.
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society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > government by specific number of rulers > [noun] > by many
polycracy1581
polyarchy1606
polycoerany1640
polarchy1647
polyarchism1915
polycratism1921
1921 19th Cent. July 148 The maximalists, of course, are for polycratism, provincial rule, insubordination and importation of foreign ideas.
1982 Observer 21 Feb. 40/4 A classic piece of Polycratism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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