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teleocracy

teleocracy noun: an organization or system of government existing for a specific purpose.

Noun

teleocracy (countable and uncountable, plural teleocracies)

  1. An organization or system of government existing for a specific purpose.
    • These policies of integration (which were often as comprehensive as circumstances and the available apparatus of management permitted) were adventures in teleocracy.1975, “On the Character of a Modern European State”, in On Human Conduct, page 281
    • In the first, the trend towards teleocracy is seen to be historically inevitable on account of recent (mainly technological) developments; "it is alleged to be the destiny imposed upon Europe (indeed, upon the world) by the 'needs of the epoch'."1990, Paul Franco, The Political Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott, page 216

Forms of teleocracy

pluralteleocracies
alternative formtelocracy

Origin of teleocracy

From teleo- + -cracy.

Questions about teleocracy

What does teleocracy mean?
Teleocracy means an organization or system of government existing for a specific purpose.
What part of speech is teleocracy?
Teleocracy is a noun.
What is the plural of teleocracy?
The plural of teleocracy is teleocracies.

Words near teleocracy in the dictionary

  1. teleocidin
  2. teleoconch
  3. teleoconches
  4. teleoconchs
  5. teleocracies
  6. teleocracy
  7. teleocratic
  8. teleodesmacean
  9. teleofunctional
  10. teleogenesis
  11. teleogenetic

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