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theatrocracy

theatrocracy noun: government by an assembly of citizens in Ancient Greece.

Noun

theatrocracy (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Government by an assembly of citizens in Ancient Greece.
  2. Rule by spectators in a theater.
    • And by composing such licentious works, and adding to them words as licentious, they [the poets] have inspired the multitude with lawlessness and boldness, and made them fancy that they can judge for themselves about melody and song. And in this way the theatres from being mute have become vocal...1892, “Book III”, in Benjamin Jowett, transl., Laws, translation of original by Plato

Origin of theatrocracy

From Ancient Greek θεᾱτρο-κρᾰτίᾱ (theātro-krătíā, literally “theatre rule”) or θεᾱτρο-κορασίᾱ (theātro-korasíā).

Questions about theatrocracy

What does theatrocracy mean?
Theatrocracy means government by an assembly of citizens in Ancient Greece.
What part of speech is theatrocracy?
Theatrocracy is a noun.

Words near theatrocracy in the dictionary

  1. theatrics
  2. theatrize
  3. theatrized
  4. theatrizes
  5. theatrizing
  6. theatrocracy
  7. theatrocratic
  8. theatrograph
  9. theatrographs
  10. theatromania
  11. theatromaniac

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