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pantisocracy

British

/ ˌpæntɪˈsɒkrəsɪ /

noun

a community, social group, etc, in which all have rule and everyone is equal

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Etymology

Origin of pantisocracy

C18 (coined by Robert _Southey ): from Greek, from _panto- + isos equal + _-cracy

Example Sentences

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It is the boyish sketch of Queen Mab, with pantisocracy faithfully touched in, and Godwin's speculations on the improvement of the human frame suggested in a few pregnant lines.

From Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle by Brailsford, Henry Noel

Then soon he had the widowed Mrs. Lovell with her brood on his hands, and his old dream of pantisocracy was realized, only not just as he expected.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors by Hubbard, Elbert

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