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Neologism, from Greek τράπεζα (trápeza, bank) + -cracy. Attested in 2011 in the writings of Yanis Varoufakis. Saw increasing Internet usage during and after the Occupy Wall Street protests.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
trapezocracy
Today it means: political domination by banks; bankocracy. Full definition →