theatrocracy

noun

the·​a·​troc·​ra·​cy

ˌthēə‧ˈträkrəsē

plural -es

: government by the people assembled in their theater (as in the Athenian democracy)

Word History

Etymology

Greek theatrokratia, from theatro- + -kratia -cracy

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Rhymes for theatrocracy

• aristocracy
• meritocracy
• autocracy
• bureaucracy
• democracy
• hypocrisy
• plutocracy
• theocracy