psephocracy

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• psephocracy — noun /psɪˈfɒkɹəsi,psiːˈfɒkɹəsi,psɛˈfɒkɹəsi,psiˈfɑkɻəsi/ Government by ballot elected representatives; representative democracy. ⁽¹⁾ How then did Britain […] become a democracy? […] It never did… What we do have is representative government, or… …   Wiktionary

• psephocracy — government resulting from election by ballot Forms of Government …   Phrontistery dictionary

• psephology — noun The predictive or statistical study of elections. See Also: psephocracy …   Wiktionary

• psephocratic — adjective Of or pertaining to psephocracy or its advocates …   Wiktionary

• Forms of Government — It has been suggested that every government which has ever existed has been a prime example of kakistocracy, or the rule of the worst, but this list of 169 different types of leadership suggests that that might be a bit too simplistic. Each of… …   Phrontistery dictionary