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Taxonomy vs Pedantocracy - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and pedantocracy

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while pedantocracy is government by pedants.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    pedantocracy

    English

    Noun

    (pedantocracies)
  • Government by pedants.
  • *{{quote-book
    • , year=1956 , author=John Stuart Mill , title=On Liberty , chapter= citation , isbn= , page=148 , passage=... if we would not have our bureaucracy degenerate into a pedantocracy , this body must not engross all the occupations which form and cultivate the faculties required for the government of mankind.}}

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