epistocracy

== English == === Alternative forms === epistemocracy === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē, “knowledge”) + suffix -κρατία (-kratía), from κράτος (krátos, “power, rule”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˌɛpɪˈstɑkɹəsi/ === Noun === epistocracy (countable and uncountable, plural epistocracies) (uncountable) A rule by citizens with political knowledge, or a proposed political system which concentrates political power in citizens according to their knowledge. (countable) A government run by citizens with political knowledge. ==== Related terms ==== === See also === noocracy