paedocracy en · NOUN
Etymology
From paedo- + -cracy.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Rule by children.
Paedocracy too often functions within the industry not to explain the audience, but to explain them away, to contain their potential threat, to render obvious their need for protection, regulation, rule. The contradictions of recent sitcoms can be traced to the contradictions of TV paedocracy.
2012, Doyle Greene, Teens, TV and Tunes: The Manufacturing of American Adolescent Culture:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| paedocracies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (1)
pl pajdokracja (Translations)