# polycracy

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A dynasty within a democracy; Government by a clan or relatives of self-elected rulers amid a democratic process
2. A tyrannic regime within a democracy

## Etymology
From poly- + -cracy or from Polycrates.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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