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arithmocracy

arithmocracy noun: a form of government where decisions are made based purely on the numerical majority of supporters.

Noun

arithmocracy (usually uncountable, plural arithmocracies)

  1. (usually) A form of government where decisions are made based purely on the numerical majority of supporters.
    • And we shall probably find that arithmocracies are more amenable to sentiment than reason, less susceptible of serious and sustained purpose, more open to the disintegrating forces of disunion, and have a tendency to divide and sub-divide into countless cliques with discordant interests.1909, The Westminster Review, volume 172, page 330

Forms of arithmocracy

pluralarithmocracies

Origin of arithmocracy

From arithmo- + -cracy.

Words that rhyme with arithmocracy

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Questions about arithmocracy

What does arithmocracy mean?
Arithmocracy means a form of government where decisions are made based purely on the numerical majority of supporters.
What part of speech is arithmocracy?
Arithmocracy is a noun.
What is the plural of arithmocracy?
The plural of arithmocracy is arithmocracies.

Words near arithmocracy in the dictionary

  1. arithmetized
  2. arithmetizes
  3. arithmetizing
  4. arithmo-
  5. arithmocracies
  6. arithmocracy
  7. arithmocratic
  8. arithmogram
  9. arithmograms
  10. Arithmograph
  11. arithmographic

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