pedantocraticadj.
/pᵻˌdantəˈkratɪk/, U.S. /pəˌdæn(t)əˈkrædɪk/ Characterized by pedantocracy.
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pedantocratic1886
1886 J. Morley Crit. Misc. III. 214 In politics he was one of the best literary representatives of the fastidious or pedantocratic school of government.
1943 Greece & Rome 12 87 We know of one member of the audience who will remember the blessed word pedantocratic, when he has forgotten all else.
1994 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 5 Dec. a5 A factor that the pedantocratic Klein government has already alluded to.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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