English
electocracy
From elect + -ocracy.
Formed from elect + -ocracy
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to gather’
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Proto-Italic *legō
Latin legō ‘to pick out, pick, gather, collect, etc’
Latin ēligō ‘to pick out, choose, elect’
Latin ēlēctus ‘chosen, elected’
English elect
Today it means
noun A political system in which people can elect their government but cannot participate directly in governmental decision making.
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Etymograph / electocracy