Etymology

proctocracy

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First attested in March 2002; formed as procto- (“anus”) + -cracy (“rule”); equivalent to a hypothetical Ancient Greek etymon of the form *πρωκτοκρατία (prōktokratía), from πρωκτός (prōktós, “anus”) + κράτος (krátos, “dominion”, “power”).

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