"epistocracy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌɛpɪˈstɑkɹəsi/ [US] Audio: en-us-epistocracy.ogg [US] Forms: epistocracies [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē, “knowledge”) + suffix -κρατία (-kratía), from κράτος (krátos, “power, rule”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἐπιστήμη||knowledge}} Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē, “knowledge”), {{m|grc|-κρατία}} -κρατία (-kratía), {{m|grc|κράτος||power, rule}} κράτος (krátos, “power, rule”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} epistocracy (countable and uncountable, plural epistocracies)
  1. (uncountable) Rule by citizens with political knowledge, or a proposed political system which concentrates political power in citizens according to their knowledge. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-epistocracy-en-noun-gJZPzA6L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. (countable) A government run by citizens with political knowledge. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-epistocracy-en-noun-RH63N8~s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: epistemocracy Related terms: epistocrat, epistocratic

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