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do-ocratic

do-ocratic adjective: relating to or involving do-ocracies ("an organization in which power is held by those who do the most work").

Adjective

do-ocratic (comparative more do-ocratic, superlative most do-ocratic)

  1. (neologism) Relating to or involving do-ocracies ("an organization in which power is held by those who do the most work").
    • The Project is not democratic, it is consensus-based; but its do-ocratic and cooperative approach infuses the event.2013 May, Kerry D. Rohrmeier, Welcome Home to Black Rock City: Urban Geography of the Burn (thesis), Reno, N.V.: University of Nevada, Reno, page 15
    • Specifically, I propose that frictions in hacker- and makerspaces relate to competing values such as inclusivity and fairness versus "do-ocratic" tendencies. The notion of "do-ocracy" refers to the (explicit or implicit) assumption that expertise is decisive for agency within a community. In...2022, Aagje Swinnen, Amanda Kluveld, Renée van de Vall, editors, Engaged Humanities: Rethinking Art, Culture, and Public Life, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 109

Forms of do-ocratic

comparativemore do-ocratic
superlativemost do-ocratic

Origin of do-ocratic

From do + -o- + -cratic.

Words formed from do-ocratic

Questions about do-ocratic

What does do-ocratic mean?
Do-ocratic means relating to or involving do-ocracies ("an organization in which power is held by those who do the most work").
What part of speech is do-ocratic?
Do-ocratic is an adjective.

Words near do-ocratic in the dictionary

  1. do-nothingness
  2. do-nothings
  3. do-nought
  4. do-ocracies
  5. do-ocracy
  6. do-ocratic
  7. do-ocratically
  8. do-or-die
  9. do-over
  10. do-overs
  11. do-rag

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