politocracy
Government that is in some manner chosen by the governed citizens.
countable, uncountable
As a matter of historical fact, U.S. politocracy didn't begin in 1776, and was not established in a coup d'état later. There always may have been elected officials who were the people's enemies, but they were not sufficiently powerful to exert strong politocratic influence until the twentieth century.
Where it comes from
From Latin politicus, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós), from πολίτης (polítēs, “citizen”) + -cracy.
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry politocracy (CC BY-SA 4.0).