English word epistocracy comes from Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη, Ancient Greek -κρατία
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| ἐπιστήμη | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| -κρατία | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| epistocracy | English (eng) | (countable) A government run by citizens with political knowledge.. (uncountable) Rule by citizens with political knowledge, or a proposed political system which concentrates political power in citizens according to their knowledge of public affairs, whether by distributing votes to citizens by their knowledge of political matters or some other means, as contrasted with democracy, in which [...] |