mediacracy

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noun

Rule by the media; a situation in which the media dominates or controls the populace.

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Meanings

nounmediacracy (countable and uncountable, plural mediacracies)

plural mediacracies

  1. countableuncountableRule by the media; a situation in which the media dominates or controls the populace.

Origin

From media + -cracy.

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APA

mediacracy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mediacracy

MLA

“mediacracy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mediacracy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mediacracy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mediacracy.

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