Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun, plural i·soc·ra·cies.
- a government in which all individuals have equal political power.
noun plural -cies
- a form of government in which all people have equal powers
- equality of political power
“equal power,” 1650s, from Greek isokratia “equality of power,” from isokrates “of equal power, possessing equal rights,” from isos “equal” (see iso-) + -kratia “power, rule, authority” (see -cracy). Related: Isocratic.