A hypothetical government or system of rule by demons; a form of governance where demons hold power.
From demon + -ocracy (from Greek 'kratia' meaning rule or power). Follows the pattern of democracy, theocracy, and autocracy, replacing the ruling group with 'demonic beings.'
Demonocracy is mostly a theoretical or literary term, but it's revelatory—when medieval authors wrote about demonocracy, they were often describing what they saw as the corruption of their own governments, using demons as a metaphor for tyranny.
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