Demonocracy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A government by or of (supernatural) demons, such as the government which in some mythologies exists in Hell. countable, uncountable

    "Demonocracy, the Government of Devils ..."

  2. 2
    A democracy. (when regarded as resulting in, or being no better than, a government run by figurative demons (i.e., malevolent people), or when otherwise held in contempt). countable, uncountable

    "Tuning in, turning on, and dropping out are the politics of demonocracy, the counsel of despair leaving the field to adversaries, […]"

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Etymology

From demono- + -cracy. The second sense is a pun on democracy. First use appears c. 1713.

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