Sense

1. rule exercised by the spectators in a theater

Examples

• ὅθεν δὴ τὰ θέατρα ἐξ ἀφώνων φωνήεντ’ ἐγένοντο, ὡσ ἐπαί̈οντα ἐν μούσαισ τό τε καλὸν καὶ μή, καὶ ἀντὶ ἀριστοκρατίασ ἐν αὐτῇ θεατροκρατία τισ πονηρὰ γέγονεν. (Plato, Laws, book 3 148:2)

Similar forms

• θεατροκρατία (1)

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary