Etymology

anocracy

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Today it means: A political system which is neither fully democratic nor fully autocratic, often being vulnerable to political instability. Full definition →

German Akratie
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  1. German · borrowed fromAkratie
  2. English todayanocracy

Apparently from an- + -ocracy, representing German Akratie.

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