"paedocracy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: paedocracies [plural]
Etymology: From paedo- + -cracy. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|paedo|cracy}} paedo- + -cracy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} paedocracy (countable and uncountable, plural paedocracies)
  1. Rule by children. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: infantocracy

Inflected forms

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