pantisocracy

noun pant·i·soc·ra·cy \ˌpan-tə-ˈsä-krə-sē, ˌpan-ˌtī-\

plural pant·i·soc·ra·cies

Definition of PANTISOCRACY

: a utopian community in which all rule equally

— pant·i·so·crat·ic \ˌpan-ˌtī-sə-ˈkra-tik\ or pant·i·so·crat·i·cal \-ˈkra-ti-kəl\ adjective

— pant·i·soc·ra·tist \ˌpan-tə-ˈsä-krə-tist, ˌpan-ˌtī-\ noun

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

First Known Use: 1794

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