demagocracy

noun

Etymology

From demagogue + -cracy.

Definitions

  1. Rule by demagogues.

    • The demagocracy, (an uncouth term for a very uncouth thing,) first in this row of fated destiny, against which the Civil-service Reform Association is forming its ranks, is happily the easiest to overcome
    • The simians would require no special orientation courses to teach them the reasons for fighting, such as, “To make the world safe for Demagocracy,” or whatnot.
    • To these men , concerned with the dangers of anarchy and “demagocracy,” constitutional democracy was attractive in that it combined the principle of popular sovereignty with a concentration on legality.

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