Etymology

epistocracy

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Today it means: A rule by citizens with political knowledge, or a proposed political system which concentrates political power in citizens according to their knowledge. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐπιστήμη“knowledge”
  2. English todayepistocracy

From Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē, “knowledge”) + suffix -κρατία (-kratía), from κράτος (krátos, “power, rule”).

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