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nounlottocracy (uncountable)
- rareuncountableDemarchy.
Coined by Australian philosopher John Burnheim, a demarchy, or lottocracy, is a form of government in which the state is governed by randomly selected decision makers who have been selected from a pool of eligible citizens.
2014 June 12, George Dvorsky, “12 Futuristic Forms of Government That Could One Day Rule the World”, in Gizmodo
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lottocracy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lottocracy
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“lottocracy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lottocracy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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