SINCE 1828
polyarchy
noun
poly·ar·chy
| \ -kē\
plural -es
Definition of polyarchy
1
: government by many persons : control of especially political leaders by their followers — compare hierarchy
2
: a group of many kingdoms
filled Europe with a colorful polyarchy of innumerable tribes— D. C. Peattie
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