pantisocracy
/ˌpæntaɪˈsɒkɹəsi/
pantisocracy means A utopian social system in which every member participates equally in government.
pantisocracy is pronounced /ˌpæntaɪˈsɒkɹəsi/.
Why “pantisocracy” is a great word
A system of government where all members participate directly and equally in every decision. From the Greek combining form panto- ("all") + isocracy (from Greek isokratia, "equal rule", from isos "equal" + -kratia "rule, power"), coined in 1794 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey. Unlike democracy, which operates through elected representation, or utopianism, which remains a diffuse ideal, pantisocracy is a specific, uncompromising blueprint for absolute participatory equality. It is the dream of a communal farm on the Susquehanna that was never planted, the rustle of earnest, ink-stained plans debated in a Bristol lodging house, and the quiet hum of voices that need no chairman to be heard—the tragedy of any perfect system being that it must be imagined by imperfect people.
Etymology
From pant(o)- (“all-”) + isocracy.
noun
- A utopian social system in which every member participates equally in government.
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