Etymograph

English

psephocracy

From pseph- + -o- + -cracy.

Formed from pseph- + -o- + -cracy

Ancient Greek ψῆφος ‘pebble’

English pseph-

Today it means

noun Government by ballot-elected representatives; representative democracy. Often contrasted with democracy, with which it is unfavourably compared for its lack of demotic participation in the political process outside of elections.

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Etymograph / psephocracy