Xerocracy (pronounced zee-ROK-ruh-see, [ziˈɹokɹɘsiː]) is the idea of "rule through photocopying". It is a form of anarchic organization. The word was coined to describe the organizational principle of Critical Mass, and it is used almost exclusively within that context. The word is intended to combine the ideas of freedom from bureaucracy and freedom to photocopy. Unlike a hierarchical organization, nobody is in charge structurally because everyone is free to make photocopies of their ideas and pass them around.