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theo-democracy
theo-democracy n.
Brit. 
/ˌθiːə(ʊ)dᵻˈmɒkrəsi/
, /ˌθiːə(ʊ)dᵻˈmɒkrəsi/U.S. /ˌθioʊdəˈmɑkrəsi/
a democracy under divine rule./ˌθioʊdəˈmɑkrəsi/ΘΚΠ
society > authority > rule or government > a or the state > [noun] > state ruled by the people > types of
rota1660
theo-democracy1831
banana republic1935
1831 Ann. Reg. 1830 Hist. Europe 244/2 The cajolery or intimidation..employed by the priests to make their flocks join the faction of (what one of them called) the theo-democracy.
1853 F. Lieber On Civil Liberty xxiv. 242 The Mormons themselves call their government a theo-democracy.
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