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noun
A rule by citizens with political knowledge, or a proposed political system which concentrates political power in citizens according to their knowledge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
A government run by citizens with political knowledge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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History
From Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē, “knowledge”) + suffix -κρατία (-kratía), from κράτος (krátos, “power, rule”).
