polyarchy
noun
poly·ar·chy
-kē
plural -es
1
: government by many persons : control of especially political leaders by their followers compare hierarchy
2
: a group of many kingdoms
filled Europe with a colorful polyarchy of innumerable tribes
D. C. Peattie
D. C. Peattie
Word History
Etymology
Greek polyarchia, from polyarchos ruling over many (from poly- + archos ruler) + -ia -y
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