"demoicracy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪˈmɔɪkɹəsi/ Forms: demoicracies [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek δῆμοι (dêmoi, “peoples”) + -cracy Etymology templates: {{af|en|δῆμοι|-cracy|lang1=grc|t1=peoples}} Ancient Greek δῆμοι (dêmoi, “peoples”) + -cracy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} demoicracy (countable and uncountable, plural demoicracies)
  1. (uncountable) Rule by multiple distinct people. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-demoicracy-en-noun-fz1LWGJp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -cracy

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The European demoicracy is predicated on the mutual recognition of the many European identities — not on their merger.",
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          "ref": "2014, Nicole Scicluna, European Union Constitutionalism in Crisis, Routledge, page 1",
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