ergatocracy
Noun (uncountable):
A system of government or social organization in which power is held by the working class or laborers.
The revolution aimed to establish an ergatocracy, where factory workers would control the state.
(A government run by the working class, not by elites or landowners.)In theory, ergatocracy promises equality, but in practice it can lead to bureaucracy.
(The rule of laborers, as opposed to aristocracy or technocracy.)
"Ergatocracy vs. democracy": While democracy involves rule by all citizens, ergatocracy specifically emphasizes the dominance of workers.
- Some political theorists argue that ergatocracy is a more radical form of participatory governance. (A system prioritizing labor over other social classes.)
"Industrial ergatocracy": A historical context where industrial workers gained political power.
- The early Soviet Union experimented with a form of ergatocracy through workers' councils. (A government based on labor unions and factory committees.)
Ergatocrat (noun): a supporter or advocate of ergatocracy.
- The ergatocrat argued that only manual laborers should hold political office. (A person who believes in worker-led government.)
Ergatocratic (adjective): relating to or characteristic of ergatocracy.
- The ergatocratic system replaced the old monarchic structure. (Pertaining to rule by workers.)
- Worker's state: a government controlled by the proletariat.
- Laborocracy: rule by the laboring class (a less common synonym).
- Proletarian dictatorship: a Marxist term for the temporary rule of the working class.
"Power to the workers": a slogan supporting ergatocracy.
- The protesters chanted "Power to the workers," demanding an ergatocracy. (A call for worker-led governance.)
"Rule of the many hands": a poetic phrase for ergatocracy.
- In this ergatocracy, every factory had a say in national decisions — a true rule of the many hands. (A metaphor for collective labor control.)