isocracy

isocracy
isocracy (n.) "equal power," 1650s, from Gk. isokratia "equality of power," from isokrates "of equal power, possessing equal rights," from isos "equal" (see ISO- (Cf. iso-)) + -kratia "power, rule, authority" (see -CRACY (Cf. -cracy)). Related: Isocratic.

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