Home › Words › C › clickocracyclickocracyclickocracy means the role of the internet and algorithmic media in elections and governance.EtymologyFrom click + -ocracy, a neologism in the form of democracy.nounthe role of the internet and algorithmic media in elections and governance.e.g.“Owing to the 'clickocracy' of the Internet, a Web site can set up shop with a miniscule^([sic]) budget and end up competing with the big guns.” — 2002, Matt Haig, How Come You Don't Have an E-business Strategy?: The Essential Guide to Online Business, Kogan Page Publishers, published 2002, page 3:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.algorithmocracy 68% match — Rule by algorithms; the making of sociopolitical decisions by algorithms, as opposed to representative democracy. vs clickocracy →videocracy 59% match — The power of the image over society. vs clickocracy →mediacracy 59% match — Rule by the media; a situation in which the media dominates or controls the populace. vs clickocracy →algocracy 58% match — Government by code or algorithm. vs clickocracy →cyberocracy 57% match — A hypothetical form of government that rules by the effective use of information and technology. vs clickocracy →technodemocracy 57% match — Synonym of e-democracy. vs clickocracy →cyberdemocracy 56% match — Democracy as facilitated by the Internet or cyberspace. vs clickocracy →critocracy 55% match — A system of rule by judges. vs clickocracy →