Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

futarchy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: futarchy
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of government proposed by economist Robin Hanson, in which elected officials define measures of national welfare and prediction markets are used to determine which policies will have the most positive effect.

Example Sentences

"[Vitalik Buterin is] an unabashed geek whose eyes spark when he alights upon one of his favorite concepts, whether it be quadratic voting or the governance system futarchy."

Etymology

Perhaps a blend of (idea) futures + -archy.

Inflected Forms

futarchies (plural)

Questions

What does futarchy mean?: A form of government proposed by economist Robin Hanson, in which elected officials define measures of national welfare and prediction markets are used to determine which policies will have the most positive effect.
Where does futarchy come from?: Perhaps a blend of (idea) futures + -archy.

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