definition of videocracy

noun

a society where the power of the image is dominant (rather than the written word, for example)

[Berslusconi] warped the country's democracy into a strange sort of videocracy, complete with showgirls in parliament and bunga-bunga at home.

Submitted from United Kingdom on 26/10/2012 10:21:00

Definition of videocracy from the Open Dictionary – a public resource hosted by Macmillan English Dictionary Online

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