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Definition of Thanatocracy
1. Noun. Nominal governance by a dead person, through posthumous holding of an official position of authority, or by popular veneration and lasting influence of a personal ideology. ¹
2. Noun. The enactment of mass and organized killing as an official policy of a state. ¹
3. Noun. The enactment of policies held to lead, directly or indirectly, to death or an increased risk of death. ¹
4. Noun. A culture in which rituals relating to the dead play a unique or important role. ¹
5. Noun. (figuratively) Endemic stagnation or decay. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com