epistocracy
English
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) Rule by citizens with political knowledge, or a proposed political system which concentrates political power in citizens according to their knowledge of public affairs, whether by distributing votes to citizens by their knowledge of political matters or some other means, as contrasted with democracy, in which the right to vote and political power are theoretically equally shared among all citizens.
- (countable) A government run by citizens with political knowledge.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (knowledge, science).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἐπιστήμη
Gloss
knowledge, science
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- episteme English
- epistemologie Dutch, Flemish
- ἐπί Ancient Greek
- ἐπιστήμη Ancient Greek
- ἵστημι Ancient Greek
- epistemologia Portuguese
- eipistéimeolaíocht Irish
- epistemologji Albanian
- ეპისტემოლოგია Georgian
- epistemolojia Swahili
- epistemalaji Jamaican Creole