Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Government by new or inexperienced officials; the rule or supremacy of upstarts.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Government by new or inexperienced hands; upstart rule; raw or untried officials.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Government by the new or inexperienced.

Etymologies

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neo- + -cracy

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  • The hot show in town is neocracy

    With wonders the people will flock to see:

    The kleptocrat's portion!

    The moral contortion!

    A circus of preening hypocrisy!

    August 1, 2017

  • *applause*

    August 1, 2017