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isocracy

American  
[ahy-sok-ruh-see] / aɪˈsɒk rə si /

noun

plural

isocracies

  1. a government in which all individuals have equal political power.

isocracy British  
/ ˌaɪsəʊˈkrætɪk, aɪˈsɒkrəsɪ /

noun

  1. a form of government in which all people have equal powers

  2. equality of political power

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Other Word Forms

  • isocrat noun
  • isocratic adjective

Etymology

Origin of isocracy

From the Greek word isokratía, dating back to 1645–55. See iso-, -cracy

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Sancho's eagerness for his government, the nascent lust of actual democracy, or isocracy!

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