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laocracy

laocracy noun: direct democracy, as opposed to representative parliamentary democracy.

Noun

laocracy (countable and uncountable, plural laocracies)

  1. (Greece) Direct democracy, as opposed to representative parliamentary democracy.

Forms of laocracy

plurallaocracies

Origin of laocracy

From Greek λαοκρατία (laokratía), from Ancient Greek λαός (laós, “people”) and Ancient Greek -κρατία (-kratía, “power”), in contrast to democracy, which is derived from Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “common people”, “assembly of the people”).

Questions about laocracy

What does laocracy mean?
Laocracy means direct democracy, as opposed to representative parliamentary democracy.
What part of speech is laocracy?
Laocracy is a noun.
What is the plural of laocracy?
The plural of laocracy is laocracies.

Words near laocracy in the dictionary

  1. Laoang
  2. Laocheng
  3. Laocius
  4. Laocoon
  5. Laocoön
  6. laocracy
  7. laodah
  8. laodahs
  9. Laodicea
  10. laodicean
  11. Laodiceanism

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