The Greek word for "rule" literally means "to umpire".
Democracy, democratic, democrat.
The word democracy means 'rule by the people', it comes from the Greek 'demos', for 'common people', and 'kratos', for 'rule' or 'strength'.
Rule/govern
Rule by the people.
Lincoln got it right. Demos is Greek for The Common people. Kratos is Greek for Rule or Strength. Demokratia is government of the people, by the people, for the people.
The word is δημοκρατία.
Autonomy
Democracy
Aristocratic rule is a form of greek government in which elite classes rule. It comes from the greek word 'Aristokratia' mean=ing rule of the best. Only the best citizens could rule. :)
Autocracy
(from Greek. the·os′, god, and kra′tos, a rule), a rule by God.