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Definition of sociocracy in English:

sociocracy

noun

  • (A system of) government by or for the benefit of society as a whole; a state or society governed in this way.

    Now chiefly with reference to the ideas of Auguste Comte or Lester Frank Ward.

Pronunciation

sociocracy

/ˌsəʊsɪˈɒkrəsi/ /ˌsəʊʃɪˈɒkrəsi/

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The North British Review. From socio- + -cracy, probably after French sociocratie.