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EstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0314 · as of 2026-10-23 · about: Epistocracy · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team

“Brennan defines epistocracy as rule of the knowledgeable: a regime is epistocratic to the extent that political power is formally distributed by competence, skill and good faith. He lists restricted suffrage, plural voting, an enfranchisement lottery, an epistocratic veto and knowledge-weighted voting as forms.”

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