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polyarchy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A government in which power is invested in multiple people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From poly- + -archy.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: poliarquia — government in which power is invested in multiple people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 多頭政治 /多头政治 (duōtóu zhèngzhì) — government in which power is invested in multiple people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 多頭政體 /多头政体 (duōtóu zhèngtǐ) — government in which power is invested in multiple people
  • Finnish: poliarkia — government in which power is invested in multiple people
  • French: polyarchie — government in which power is invested in multiple people
  • German: Polyarchie — government in which power is invested in multiple people
  • Indonesian: poliarki — government in which power is invested in multiple people
  • Italian: poliarchia — government in which power is invested in multiple people
  • Japanese: 多頭政治 (tatō seiji) — government in which power is invested in multiple people
  • Malay: poliarki — government in which power is invested in multiple people
  • Portuguese: poliarquia — government in which power is invested in multiple people
  • Russian: поликра́тия (polikrátija) — government in which power is invested in multiple people
  • Russian: полиа́рхия (poliárxija) — government in which power is invested in multiple people
  • Spanish: poliarquía — government in which power is invested in multiple people