theatrocracy means government by an assembly of citizens in Ancient Greece. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θεᾱτρο-κρᾰτίᾱ (theātro-krătíā, literally “theatre rule”) or θεᾱτρο-κορασίᾱ (theātro-korasíā).
noun
- Government by an assembly of citizens in Ancient Greece.
- Rule by spectators in a theater.“And by composing such licentious works, and adding to them words as licentious, they [the poets] have inspired the multitude with lawlessness and boldness, and made them fancy that they can judge for themselves about melody and song. And in this way the theatres from being mute have become vocal, as though they had understanding of good and bad in music and poetry; and instead of an aristocracy, a”