Necrocracy

GPTKB entity

Statements (13)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government
gptkbp:alternativeName rule of the dead
gptkbp:category gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:definedIn a government where the dead or deceased are formally in power or revered as rulers
gptkbp:etymology from Greek 'nekros' (dead) and 'kratos' (rule)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Necrocracy
gptkbp:notableExample Ancient Egypt (pharaohs revered after death)
North Korea (Kim dynasty, reverence for deceased leaders)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:monarchy
gerontocracy
necropolitics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Exhumed
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7