ideocracy

noun

ide·​oc·​ra·​cy

ˌīdēˈäkrəsē,

ˌid-

plural -es

: government or social management based on abstract ideas

Word History

Etymology

ideo- + -cracy

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined above

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