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# How to pronounce "psephocracy" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/psiˈfɑkɹəsi/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **pse·pho·cra·cy**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- Government by ballot-elected representatives; representative democracy. Often contrasted with democracy, with which it is unfavourably compared for its lack of demotic participation in the political process outside of elections.
  - *Example*: "How then did Britain […] become a democracy? […] It never did... What we do have is representative government, or the rule of the ballot-box, or (in one word) psephocracy. […] Psephocracy on the British model has been extended, thanks to the advice of British psephocrats, to a couple of dozen nations."

### Example Sentences
- "How then did Britain […] become a democracy? […] It never did... What we do have is representative government, or the rule of the ballot-box, or (in one word) psephocracy. […] Psephocracy on the British model has been extended, thanks to the advice of British psephocrats, to a couple of dozen nations."

## Video Examples

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## How to Pronounce "psephocracy"

- **Syllables**: pse · pho · cra · cy
- **IPA**: `/psiˈfɑkɹəsi/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.

## Related Pronunciations

[pse](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/pse), [psechrid](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/psechrid), [pselaphid](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/pselaphid), [pselaphine](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/pselaphine), [psellism](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/psellism), [psephenid](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/psephenid), [psephism](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/psephism), [psephisma](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/psephisma)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “psephocracy”?
“psephocracy” is pronounced /psiˈfɑkɹəsi/ (pse · pho · cra · cy). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.

### How many syllables are in “psephocracy”?
“psephocracy” has 4 syllables: pse · pho · cra · cy.

### What does “psephocracy” mean?
Government by ballot-elected representatives; representative democracy. Often contrasted with democracy, with which it is unfavourably compared for its lack of demotic participation in the political process outside of elections.


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