laocracy

English

Etymology

From Greek λαοκρατία (laokratía), from Ancient Greek λαός (laós, “people”) and Ancient Greek -κρατία (-kratía, “power”), in contrast to democracy, which is derived from Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “common people”, “assembly of the people”).

Noun

laocracy (countable and uncountable, plural laocracies)

1. (Greece) Direct democracy, as opposed to representative parliamentary democracy.