ped|an|toc|ra|cy

ped|an|toc|ra|cy
ped|an|toc|ra|cy «PEHD uhn TOK ruh see», noun, plural -cies.
government by pedants or a pedant; system of government founded on mere book learning.
[< pedant + -ocracy, as in democracy]

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