Kritarchy, also called kritocracy, was the system of rule by Hebrew Bible judges (Hebrew: שׁוֹפְטִים, romanized: Šop̄əṭim, see also shophetim) in ancient Israel, started by Moses according to the Book of Exodus, before the establishment of a united monarchy under Saul. Because the name is a compound of the ancient Greek words κριτής, krites ("judge") and ἄρχω, árkhō ("to rule"), its colloquial use has expanded to cover rule by judges in the modern sense as well.
Kritarchy, also called kritocracy, was the system of rule by Hebrew Bible judges (Hebrew: שׁוֹפְטִים, romanized: Šop̄əṭim, see also shophetim) in ancient Israel, started by Moses according to the Book of Exodus, before the establishment of a united monarchy under Saul. Because the name is a compound of the ancient Greek words κριτής, krites ("judge") and ἄρχω, árkhō ("to rule"), its colloquial use has expanded to cover rule by judges in the modern sense as well.
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