"critocracy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: critocracies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒkɹəsi Etymology: Neologism, formed from Ancient Greek κριτής (kritḗs, “judge”) + -ocracy. Alternatively, from crit[ic] + -ocracy. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|κριτής||judge}} Ancient Greek κριτής (kritḗs, “judge”), {{m|en|-ocracy}} -ocracy, {{m|en|critic|crit􂀿ic􂁀}} crit[ic] Head templates: {{en-noun}} critocracy (plural critocracies)
  1. A system of rule by judges.
    Sense id: en-critocracy-en-noun-UyexUAHi
  2. A system of rule by critics. Categories (topical): Forms of government
    Sense id: en-critocracy-en-noun-2o-RAgq4 Disambiguation of Forms of government: 14 86 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -cracy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -cracy: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kritocracy, kritarchy

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