polyarchy
noun
poly·ar·chy
\-kē\
Definition of polyarchy
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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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Origin and Etymology of polyarchy
Greek polyarchia, from polyarchos ruling over many (from poly- + archos ruler) + -ia -y — more at archi-
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