单词 | polycratic |
释义 | polycraticadj. Politics. Esp. with reference to Nazi Germany: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of polycracy; governed by many. Cf. polyarchic adj. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > government by specific number of rulers > [adjective] > relating to government by many polarchical1647 polyarchical1653 polyarchic1892 polycratic1956 1956 L. J. Ludovici tr. E. Vermeil German Scene i. iv. 121 The polycratic nature of economic and professional groups [Fr. La polycratie des groupements économiques et professionnels]. 1981 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 4 Oct. 14/3 There has been a tendency to de-emphasize the role of Hitler (and Stalin) and to describe their regimes as ‘pluralistic’ or ‘polycratic’. 2001 Isis 92 636/1 The functionalist account stresses the polycratic character of the Nazi state. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1956 |
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