–cracy

Government; rule: meritocracy.

[French -cratie, from Old French, from Late Latin -cratia, from Greek -kratiā, from kratos, strength, power.]

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The English suffix -cracy means a form of government or a state having such government. It is derived from the ancient Greek kratein, meaning "to rule". Typically, the suffix is encountered in distinguishing between the following different forms of government:

See: Wiktionary appendix:List of forms of government

See also

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• List of forms of government

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