pantisocracy

noun

pant·​i·​soc·​ra·​cy ˌpan-tə-ˈsä-krə-sē How to pronounce pantisocracy (audio)
ˌpan-ˌtī-
plural pantisocracies
: a utopian community in which all rule equally
pantisocratic adjective
or pantisocratical
pantisocratist noun

Word History

Etymology

pant- + isocracy equal rule, from Greek isokratia, from is- + -kratia -cracy

First Known Use

1794, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pantisocracy was in 1794

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Cite this Entry

“Pantisocracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pantisocracy. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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